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Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Bragg, North Carolina · Closes in 3 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: The public.

Only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. Veterans and military spouses are considered along with all other candidates.

Experience: One year of specialized experience, described as work typical of the GS-7 level, that includes conducting polysomnography tests, analyzing polysomnography test results, or maintaining polysomnography equipment. Experience can be paid or unpaid, including volunteer work.

Education: One and a half years of graduate-level education directly related to the work, such as polysomnography or sleep technology. You can also combine education and experience: divide your months of experience by 12, add the graduate semester hours beyond the first 18 divided by 9, and the total must be at least 100%. Foreign education must be evaluated by a recognized private organization or given full credit by a U.S. accredited school.

Licenses and certifications:

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association

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, two pages or less, showing employer, job title, start and end month and year, hours per week, and duties Copy of your Basic Life Support or other required license or certification College transcripts if you qualify through education Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service, if you are a man born after December 31, 1959 Proof of U.S. citizenship Cover letter (optional) Documents proving any veterans' preference you claim, as listed in the Applicant Checklist

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 3 days (November 6, 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: Your application package, including your resume, supporting documents, and online questionnaire answers, is reviewed to see if you meet the qualification requirements. Errors or missing information can lower your rating or make you ineligible, and if your qualifications appear inflated you may lose 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:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must clearly show polysomnography work, with month and year dates and hours per week for each job.
If you qualify through education, you must upload your transcript or you will be rated ineligible.
Upload a copy of your BLS or other required certification with your application, or you will be rated ineligible.

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