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Licensed Vocational Nurse (Outpatient), Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · San Antonio, Texas · Closes in 2 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.
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. The job is open to the public, and also to current permanent VA employees and current permanent federal employees of other agencies.
Experience: Your experience sets your grade, which can range from GS-4 to GS-6. GS-4 needs six months of LPN or LVN work, or one year of nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or similar patient care facility; GS-5 needs one year at the GS-4 level; GS-6 needs one year at the GS-5 level.
Education: Graduation from a practical or vocational nursing school approved by the state or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) when you finished the program. Graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months also qualifies you for GS-4. Military health care training accepted by your state licensing body can also count. The school must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, active, current and unrestricted license as a licensed practical or vocational nurse 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 2 days (November 5, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This announcement will close once 50 applications are received, which may happen before the closing date.
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 online questionnaire and documents. Your experience, resume and documents will be verified, and missing or unclear information may make you ineligible or lower your rating.
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:
- Submit a long-form resume or CV. The 2-page resume limit does not apply to this job.
- Include your transcript if you use your nursing school to qualify, and confirm your school is accredited.
- Describe your nursing experience clearly and specifically, with dates and hours, because the VA will verify it and will not assume details.
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