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Licensed Practical Nurse-Direct Hire Authority (DHA)
Armed Forces Retirement Home · Gulfport, Mississippi · Closes in 8 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), The public.

Only U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals can apply, or career transition (CTAP/ICTAP) eligibles within 50 miles of the duty station. No prior federal experience is required.

Experience: You need one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in federal service, such as giving medications or hands-on nursing care, documenting patient responses, or directing nursing assistants or support staff. Long-term care or work with geriatric patients is highly desired.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade. Any education you list must come from a school accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting institution.

Licenses and certifications:

Current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a U.S. state, territory, or D.C., or proof you have applied for one
CPR certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of no more than two pages showing job dates in month and year, hours per week, and rank or grade if military or federal Copy of your nursing license, a notarized statement, or the license number and state CPR and BLS certification Completed application questionnaire and USA Hire online assessments Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools certification if you graduated from a foreign nursing school If claiming CTAP/ICTAP priority: RIF or separation notice, SF-50, and latest performance appraisal If a current or former political appointee: SF-50 and a statement about the appointment Do not send photos; remove images from licenses and badges

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 8 days (November 12, 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: Applicants answer an application questionnaire, then pass a resume review for specialized experience and USA Hire online assessments that must meet a cut score. Overstating qualifications or cheating on an assessment can get you removed from consideration.

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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:

Show dates as month and year and list hours per week for each job on your two-page resume, or that experience may not count.
Attach your license copy, a notarized statement, or your license number and state, since the license is required.
Do not send the OF-178 medical form with your application; it is only needed if you are selected.

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