VA National Radiation Oncology Program(ASTRO)

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. In addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total reward$ package and offers many benefits including: • Flexible work schedules and shifts • Low patient-provider ratios • Robust insurance coverage • The ability to work anywhere in the country with one active license   • Stable employment with competitive salary and regular pay increases • 50 days annual paid time off (26 days paid annual leave, 13 days paid annual sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays) in addition to other leave options including paid parental leave • Generous education support programs, including loan repayment and reimbursement    • Unprecedented federal retirement benefits including a traditional pension (5 years’ vesting) and a federal 401K (TSP) with up to 5% in employer contributions While VA offers a variety of urban and suburban locations, many clinicians covet the many benefits of rural practice opportunities. Rural regions offer smaller patient ratios, greater privacy, less traffic, more personal space, a lower cost of living, and access to the outdoors — all the things that brought nearly 5 million Veterans to these communities in the first place.