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INT Registered Respiratory Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Lyons, New Jersey and 1 more · Closes in 3 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Area of consideration is all U.S. citizens.
Experience: You need one year of experience at the GS-09 level that shows clinical respiratory care skills, plus an active license and RRT credential. Preferred: 3 years of adult critical care experience and 3 years of pulmonary function testing experience.
Education: You must have completed a respiratory care program accredited by CoARC, the accrediting body for respiratory care programs.
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, current, unrestricted state license to practice as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Valid, current, unrestricted Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential
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 3 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
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 qualifications. Your application, resume, and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower score.
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, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Submit a long-form resume or CV. The 2-page resume rule does not apply to this job.
- Upload your RRT credential and state license, since both are listed as required documents.
- Be clear and specific about your dates and duties, because the VA will verify your experience.
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