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Medical Care Transportation Technician – Paramedic
Veterans Health Administration · Chicago, Illinois · Closes tomorrow
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
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. Veterans' preference applies if you qualify.
Experience: You need one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-08 to qualify at GS-09. The experience must involve patient exams, emergency care, patient transport, emergency communications, or operating emergency or patient transport vehicles.
Education: Two full years of graduate education or a Master's degree directly related to the position can replace the experience requirement. You can also combine graduate education and experience. Education must come from an accredited college or university, and a transcript is required.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid state-issued paramedic license or certification
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider certification
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider certification
- Valid and unrestricted state driver's license
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 tomorrow (November 5, 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 are rated under Category Rating into quality categories, from Best Qualified down to Qualified, and veterans with preference are placed higher within each category. You are also rated on your application questionnaire, your resume, and a USA Hire online assessment that measures competencies such as attention to detail, customer service, and stress tolerance. Overstating your experience or cheating on the assessment can get you removed from consideration.
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 must show job title, duties, month and year start and end dates, and hours per week for each job.
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, or it will be ruled ineligible.
- Do not send a copy of your driver's license; it will be verified at interview.
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