Cheyenne VA Medical Center
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Cheyenne VAMC - VALOR Program
Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunity Residency
NURSING VALOR PROGRAM PURPOSE: To provide a nursing residency for distinguished honor students interested in a nursing career at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Program Description: The Nursing Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunity Residency (VALOR) Scholarship Program is designed for outstanding students who have completed the final semester of the junior year in a National League for Nursing (NLN) or commission of Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited baccalaureate program. VALOR students develop clinical competencies in a nursing specialty area, under the guidance of VA registered nurse preceptors. Examples of specialty areas include: Critical Care and acute medical/surgical, ambulatory care. The learning opportunities in these specialty areas will be enhanced by structured clinical experiences including competency-based clinical practice, participation in interdisciplinary clinical conferences, and clinical courses. Length of Program: The program is one year in length, with a minimum of 400 consecutive hours worked during the summer months. During the senior academic year, an additional 400 hours may be worked. VALOR students will be converted to an intermittent status and will continue to function in the area of assignment. Work schedules will be coordinated with the program director and the nurse manager of the area. Residency Benefit: Students will be paid at a rate equal to 80% of the salary rate for an Entry Grade Nurse, and will earn vacation time during their full time work status. In addition time worked as a VALOR student will be creditable federal service for future career options. Eligibility: The student must:
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Last business day in March each year. Cheyenne VA Medical Center Students Interested in Applying for a VALOR position should complete the following and forward them to: Jo-Ann Ginsberg, RN, MSN 1. Resume, with a cover letter indicating your priority areas for employment, dates you are available for interview and current transcript. 2. Submit a letter from the Dean//Director of school of nursing to the Nurse Executive of the chosen VA facility. The letter should include the following: nomination of the student to the program, verification of enrollment as a full-time student (as defined by the school), successful completion of the junior year by May/June 2009 and anticipated graduation within 1-year after entry into the Nursing VALOR program 3. Submit 2 letters of references from current or former clinical faculty (if you have had the same faculty member for both of your rotations, then one letter may be from a non-clinical nursing faculty member). The letter should include the following: your strengths, areas for improvement, their assessment of your ability to be successful in the VALOR Program. 4. Federal employment forms: OF-612 and Declaration for Federal Appointment. Your documents will be reviewed by a panel of selected Nurse Managers from the facility. If you are identified as a candidate you will be contacted for an interview. Selection will be finalized before the end of April each year. |
