U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recruiters are taking their VA Careers song sheets to Music City on April 6 to share information on opportunities to serve as perioperative nurses for the nation’s largest integrated healthcare organization. Attendees at Nashville’s Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Global Surgical Conference and Expo are invited to visit VA Booth 1962 to learn all about VA careers in the Operating Room/Perioperative nursing service. Registered Nurses Victoria Cox and Kim S. McDonald, VA National Healthcare Recruitment Consultants, will staff the booth. “VA’s surgical nurses are leaders in improving and advocating for Veterans’ health at …

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 In this video production, Oscar Lee Torbet III discusses his Army Ranger service during the Vietnam War, his experience with PTSD and his appreciation for the Department of Veteran Affairs.       About the Author: Canaan is a U.S. Navy Veteran with a B.S. degree in Television, Film, and New Media from San Diego State University. His first feature length film titled Ears, Open. Eyeballs, Click., received international acclaim while telling the story of  U.S. Marine Corps recruits and drill instructors boot camp.  His passion for storytelling, producing, directing, cinematography & editing is infectious. Canaan is currently producing …

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VA doctors diagnose our everyday illnesses and address our fears, our loneliness and anxiety. They offer valuable advice to help us physically and mentally. They help us survive and thrive.

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