Nurse Practitioner (HSA 5.3 CSP Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team)

Agency: Veterans Health Administration

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location: Multiple Locations

Grade: VN

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am – 4:30pm PST; Compressed/Flexible schedule may be available

Salary: 140725 – 253100 PA

Dates: 2026-09-04T00:00:00.0000 to 2026-09-11T23:59:59.9970

Position dates: 2026-09-04T00:00:00.0000 to 2026-09-11T23:59:59.9970

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Requirements: **This is not a remote position and the selected VHA employee must be located (or willing to relocate) within 50 miles of a VA Facility within the HSA 5.3 (Legacy VISN 22) catchment area and have space available for assignment–Albuquerque, Greater Los Angeles, Loma Linda, Long Beach, Prescott, San Diego. Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) Basic Requirements Education: A post-master's certificate or master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner. (Applicants pending the completion of educational requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until the education requirements are met.) Must be a graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). NOTE: Foreign Education. Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing programs, the nurse practitioner degree equivalency must be validated through an Agency recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency, such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Candidates with equivalent nurse practitioner masters or doctorate level degrees who possess current, full, active, and unrestricted registration and certification will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant appointment. License – All APN (NPs) must possess and maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted APN license to practice as an NP in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Basic Board Certification – All APN (NPs) must maintain full and current basic board certification in one of the following: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Acute Care Nurse

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