Veterans Affairs Employer Reviews

I started working for the VA about a year after separation from military service. I started part time as a GS-4 and achieved promotions within the Department to a GS-15. I retired two years ago and do not regret one day of working with the VA. I was able to move with my job and worked at facilities in New York, Puerto Rico, Texas, Kentucky, California – more...  and New Mexico. I returned to Puerto Rico where I worked a straight 15 years before retirement. Puerto Rico is a great place to work. If you love your job and are committed to the mission of caring for this nations veterans, you will love working here. – less

Horrible bureaucracy; no leadership; absurd policies. There are so many handbooks and regulations that they cannot/are not read and workers "make it up" as they go.

A typical workday was terribly inefficient due to the antiquated computer system and managements insistance on additional manual tasks because the computers cannot track workload. Suggestions to management within the system are ingnored unless they can be created and put into place without any additional efforts of management. There is a complete lack – more...  of tools and systems in place to perform at supperior levels and the personnel there have all come from home grown systems. Outsiders and ideas that are not from the present people or system are not wanted and should be kept to one self for preservation. – less

* Very busy, prep, cook, bake, stock, cash&reciept, serving.....
* How to deal with a vast variety of personalities and/or disabilities
*Our manager and supervisors were great.
*I worked with all older women needless to say i was the baby and they let me no(I learned alot)
*The hardest part of the day was closing cause it never fails there was always – more...  at least 10 people that just needed one thing lol...
*break we would all set around and tell stories – less

On a typical day, I would be required to distribute all mortgage loan files to each loan specialist. Also, I assist loan specialist with daily projects.

The best part of my job is that I am certain I am helping people in need. This is perhaps the only reward that is measurable, somewhat. The hardest part of the job is that you get unpredictable outcomes primarily due to clinical issues.

Day to day duties include:
-Performing a variety of routine tasks associated with the installation, service and calibration of a diverse range of therapeutic and diagnostic biomedical instrumentation.
-Assembling, repairing and maintaining mechanical, pneumatic, electrical and basic electronic devices according to specifications.
-Performing electrical – more...  safety tests on biomedical instrumentation using specialized test equipment.
-Assisting in the support of a systematic preventive maintenance program of biomedical instrumentation.
-Gaining a familarity with devices such as vital signs monitors, bedside monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps and PCU units, feeding pumps, sterilizers, ECG machines, Ultrasound bladder scanners, portable aspirators, blanket warmers, hyper-hypothermia units, blood warmers, and electrosurgical units. – less

As an intern I was not tasked and feared I would not be picked up. Left for job security.

Working at the VA gave me lots to look at and learn about what goes on in the hospital side of dialysis, i learned what CRRT was, i was able to dialyze pt's in the ICU units under direct Dr.'s care while pt's are on ventilators, pressors and emergency catheters.
My co-workers at the VA were all highly trained and very knowlegeable.

cClerical filing and dat processing for veteran cases
I learned how to file and fax . The hardest part of the day would be and unsatisfied customer and the most enjoyable one would be when the customers are satisfied and there are no company complaints to file. My co workers trained and assessed my work well and the management allowed me to futher my – more...  employment – less

THE BEST GROUP OF VETS WHO TAKE THIS JOB PERSONAL.
I LEARN THAT ONLY VETS CAN BE FULL TIME HERE.
MANAGEMENT IS NOT OVER YOUR SHOULDER ALLTHE TIME .YOUR CO- WORKERS WILL HELP YOU IN A SECOND IF NEED.

The Los Angeles VA IRM department is well resourced and the close nit IT staff work well together and independently. VA staff are respectful and courteous. A great place to work.

During this externship, I learn more in depth veiw of phlebotomy. The clinic was extremely clean and accounted for all aspects of the job.

The staff at the VA were very professional and goal oriented towards helping & assisting veterans. I was given the opportunity to learn about the Vocational Rehabilitation program and assist veteran while receiving on the job training.

i enjoyed this job very much. fun work, great friends, great bosses. i loved te work i was given nnb

I was as an RN at the Denver VA. terrible place to work
Nursing management is nean and nasty.
I am a veteran and have worked for the VA hospitals since 2000.
other VA hospitals are wonderful to work for

I have been a nurse for over 29 yrs and this VA is the worst nursing job i have had in my entire career..

loved helping the veterans

My coworkers were great but management was almost non-existent and much red tape for the veterans. Pay was good but culture is bad.

The VA's mission is to help Veterans. It provides healthcare, benefit payments for disability, and manages veteran cemeteries. It is an exciting place to work with a great mission.

This is one the worst nursing management I worked in my entire career in nursing. This has a reputation of very bad micro manager.

Although the majority of the staff are friendly, people are insecure that you're trying to take their job. If staff is not sure of your position, some can become very territorial, annouce their years of employment or be stand offish. More training is needed on how staff talk to each other, also to the volunteers and improvement needed for some when – more...  it comes to professionalism. The veterans and their families are treated well. – less