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Licensed Vocational Nurse – Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Laguna Hills, California and 2 more · Closed
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Internal to an agency.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. The announcement also lists an internal group: current federal employees of the hiring agency.
Experience: You need at least 1 year of qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent to reach GS-6. Experience in PACT is preferred.
Education: You can qualify through graduation from a state-approved or NLNAC-accredited practical or vocational nursing school. Military health training can count if the state accepts it for full LPN/LVN licensure. You can also qualify with a license from a state that does not require school graduation, plus at least 1 year of practice as an LPN/LVN.
Licenses and certifications:
- Active, full, current, and unrestricted Graduate Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or DC
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
Closed (October 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The announcement closes when 50 applications are received, which may happen before the closing date of 10/30/2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
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, using the online questionnaire. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, and VA may check references. Errors or missing required 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, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Apply early, because the job may close after 50 applications, before the 10/30/2026 deadline.
- Include your nursing license and school transcript if you use education to qualify, since missing documents can make you ineligible.
- Clearly list at least 1 year of work at the GS-5 level or equivalent, and note any PACT experience.
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