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Licensed Practical Nurse – Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Butler, Pennsylvania · Closes in 58 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
This job is open to the public, so U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. Current federal employees of VA can also apply under the internal option.
Experience: For GS-4, you need 6 months of experience as an LPN, or 1 year of nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or similar supervised care facility. GS-5 requires 1 year of experience at the GS-4 level, and GS-6 requires 1 more year at the GS-5 level.
Education: You can qualify by graduating from a practical or vocational nursing school approved by your state or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). Graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months also meets GS-4. Military health care training accepted by your state licensing body can also count. Schools must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, active, current, unrestricted LPN or LVN license in a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth
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 58 days (December 31, 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 listed qualifications. VA will verify your application, resume, and documents. Errors or missing information may lower your rating or affect your eligibility.
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 resume or CV must be long-form and show clear dates and hours per week for each nursing job.
- Include your transcript, since it is required and education must come from accredited schools.
- Volunteer work counts as qualifying experience, so list any relevant unpaid nursing care work.
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