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Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Rock Hill, South Carolina · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Federal employees - Excepted service, Internal to an agency, The public, Federal employees - Competitive service.
Open to all U.S. citizens. Veterans' preference is waived for this job series, so it does not apply.
Experience: For GS-4 you need six months of work as an LPN or LVN, or one year of nursing care work after graduating from an approved school. For GS-5 you need one year of qualifying experience at the GS-4 level.
Education: Graduate of a practical or vocational nursing school approved by the state or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). Military health training may count if your state license accepts it. For GS-4, graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months also qualifies.
Licenses and certifications:
- Licensed practical or vocational nurse license, as required for this job
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 6 days (November 9, 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 are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your online questionnaire and documents. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, and missing or unclear information can lower your rating or make you ineligible.
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 transcript is required, so have it ready before you apply.
- Describe your nursing experience clearly, with dates, hours per week, and specific duties, because the VA will verify it.
- Bring a REAL ID-compliant ID for onboarding, since some driver's licenses will not be accepted.
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