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Saturday, Feb. 25: VA Augusta to host hiring event for nursing and health tech professionals

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Augusta, GA
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VA Augusta Health Care System will host a hiring event 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Feb. 25 for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Health Technicians, and Nursing Assistants who are passionate about serving Georgia and South Carolina veterans.
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VA Augusta has been aggressive in its hiring efforts to address the nursing shortage that is impacting health care systems across the region and nation. In the past 6 months, VA Augusta has hosted three nurse hiring events. In the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2023, VA Augusta added 35 nurses compared to only 6 losses, resulting in a positive net gain of 29 nursing professionals.

WHO:         Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Health Technicians, and Nursing Assistants

WHAT:        VA Augusta nurse hiring event

WHEN:       8 a.m. – noon, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023

WHERE:    VA Augusta Health Care System, Uptown Campus, Room 3B125, 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA, 30904

Positions are open in VA Augusta’s Community Living Center (long-term care residence) and Spinal Cord Injury Unit. New nursing graduates and experienced nursing professionals are encouraged to attend. VA nursing leaders will conduct on-site interviews for qualified candidates. Please bring several copies of an updated resume.

For more information about nursing career opportunities through VA Augusta Health Care System, contact Nurse Recruiter Dr. Phoebe Burda at Phoebe.Burda@va.gov.

Media interested in providing coverage of the nurse hiring efforts can contact me at the information, below.

Will Martin, Chief of Public Affairs

VA Augusta Health Care System

1 Freedom Way

Augusta, GA 30904

O: 706-823-1733

C: 916-201-0169

E: William.Martin6@va.gov