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Nurse (Consultant)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Riley, Kansas · Closes in 7 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.

Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. You must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

Experience: At least one full year of professional nursing experience at the GS-9 level or above. This experience must include coordinating medical programs, collecting or reviewing medical data, and educating staff.

Education: A diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in nursing from a professional nursing program, combined with the one year of experience. Or a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing or related medical science program. All applicants must also have a degree or diploma from an accredited professional nursing program. Graduates of foreign nursing schools need a CGFNS Certificate.

Licenses and certifications:

Current, active, full, and unrestricted professional nurse license from a U.S. state, D.C., Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory
Passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
CGFNS Certificate for graduates of foreign nursing schools

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 Transcripts, which you must attach if you qualify through education Copy of your professional nursing license or certification, which is required CGFNS Certificate if you graduated from a foreign nursing school Proof of U.S. citizenship Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable Cover letter (optional) Documents proving federal employee exemption, if you claim it

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 7 days (November 10, 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 qualifications. If you are found to have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration, and incomplete packages are not considered further.

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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:

Attach your transcripts and a copy of your nursing license, or you will be rated ineligible.
Keep your resume to two pages and list hours per week for each job.
Show at least one year of nursing work that includes coordinating programs, reviewing medical data, and educating staff.

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