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Pharmacy Supervisor
Veterans Health Administration · Saginaw, Michigan · 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: The public, Internal to an agency.

The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Applicants are considered in three rounds: first current permanent employees of the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, then current permanent VA employees, then all federal employees.

Experience: To qualify at the GS-13 level, you need 1 year of experience at a level comparable to GS-12, in addition to the basic requirements. Experience must show professional pharmacy practice, and work as a graduate pharmacist under supervision counts if you later passed the licensing exam.

Education: A bachelor's degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from a pharmacy school accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Graduates of foreign pharmacy programs must show FPGEC certification, which includes passing the FPGEE and TOEFL iBT exams.

Licenses and certifications:

Full, current, unrestricted, unexpired license to practice pharmacy in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia
Current registration, if your state requires it to keep your 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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Long-form resume or CV (the 2-page resume limit does not apply) Transcript showing the degree was conferred, your name, the school's name and full address, and credits Copy of your current, active pharmacy license SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference, or disability letters if they apply

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 are rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, based on your questionnaire and documents. Errors or missing information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating, and the VA may verify your experience and check references.

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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:

Send a long-form resume or CV that clearly lists dates, hours per week, and duties for each job, especially supervisory work.
Include an official or unofficial transcript showing your degree was conferred; copies of diplomas or class screenshots will not be used.
Attach a copy of your current, active pharmacy license, since the announcement says it must be submitted with your application.

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