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Licensed Practical Nurse (Long Term Care) – Education Debt Reduction Program Authorized
Veterans Health Administration · Amarillo, Texas · Closes in 87 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 the public and to current federal employees. You must be a U.S. citizen.
Experience: To reach GS-4, you need 6 months of work as an LPN or LVN. GS-5 needs 1 year at the GS-4 level, and GS-6 needs 1 more year at the GS-5 level. Long term care experience and 2 years of nursing experience are preferred.
Education: Graduation from a practical or vocational nursing school approved by a state agency or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). For GS-4, graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months can count instead of experience. Military health training accepted for full LPN/LVN licensure may also count.
Licenses and certifications:
- Active, full, current, and unrestricted Graduate Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia
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 87 days (January 29, 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, based on your questionnaire and documents. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may 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:
- If you want student loan help, submit the EDRP application within four months of appointment.
- If you use education to qualify, include a transcript and only list schools accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor.
- Describe your nursing experience clearly and specifically, including dates and hours, because the VA will verify it.
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