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Chief of Mental Health Service Line (Psychiatrist)
Veterans Health Administration · Fayetteville, North Carolina · Closes in 56 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Non-citizens may be appointed only if it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
Experience: Preferred experience is four years in psychiatry and three years in a leadership role. The announcement does not say this is required, and it does not list a grade level for matching experience.
Education: You need a medical degree (M.D. or D.O.) from an approved school. You also need completed residency training in an accredited program that leads to eligibility for board certification. Other paths to residency credit are described in the announcement, including one year of approved training plus two years of independent practice.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth or D.C.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 56 days (December 29, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The announcement may close before the listed closing date if the position is filled another way.
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications. Your application, CV and supporting documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect your consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your CV must show the month and year for every medical school and residency entry, and gaps can cause delays.
- The 2-page resume limit does not apply to this job, according to the agency.
- If you want EDRP, you must submit that application within four months of appointment.
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