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Medical Support Assistant (Advanced)
Veterans Health Administration · Fayetteville, Arkansas · Closes in 6 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: Federal employees - Competitive service, The public, Federal employees - Excepted service, Internal to an agency.

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. The job is also open to current permanent VA employees and federal employees of other agencies.

Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level is needed to qualify for GS-06. Your resume must show the hours per week you worked for this experience.

Education: A high school diploma, GED equivalency certificate, or a proficiency certificate from a state or territorial board of education. College education is accepted only from accredited schools, and you must send a transcript if you use it.

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 Long-form resume or CV showing job title, duties, start and end dates (month/year), and average hours per week Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee Transcript if you use college education to qualify Proof of high school completion, such as a diploma, transcript, GED, or proficiency certificate Disability letter (VA) or other listed documents if they apply to you

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 9, 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 qualifications, and your resume must clearly show all six listed knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). Your application and resume will be verified, and missing or unclear information may make you ineligible or lower your rating.

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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 show all six listed KSAs with specific duties, dates, and hours per week.
Send a transcript if you use college education, and an SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee.
Submit your full application and documents by 11:59 PM ET on the closing date, 11/09/2026.

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