Department of Veterans Affairs
Registered Nurse
Los Angeles, California · Contract
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$10,178 more — $121,680 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $121,680 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Registered Nurses" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Registered Nurses (29-1141) · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This opening is for a Hiring/Onboarding Event.
- After qualifications are verified, invited candidates in Los Angeles will attend in person; others may interview virtually.
- In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
Requirements
- English Language Proficiency.
- An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required.
- An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 1;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.
- Nurse I, Level III Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.
- An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2
- OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I, Level 2
- OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience
- OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
- A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3
- OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3
Compensation
- $112k-$191k
Benefits
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Ave Los Angeles, CA 90073
This listing is sourced directly from Department of Veterans Affairs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.