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Physical Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Nevada, Missouri · Closes today
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
The job is open to the public, but applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Current federal employees of the hiring agency may also apply under the internal announcement.
Experience: You need a bachelor's in physical therapy plus 5 years of progressively independent physical therapist experience, or a master's in physical therapy plus 2 years of the same. For the GS-12 level, you also need 1 year of experience equivalent to GS-11, plus a valid unrestricted state license. Two years of outpatient clinical work experience is preferred.
Education: A doctorate in physical therapy alone meets the education requirement. A bachelor's or master's in physical therapy counts only together with the experience listed above. The program must be accredited by CAPTE (Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education).
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, current, unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or D.C.
- Valid unrestricted state license for the GS-12 level
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 today (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: You are rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, based on your application and supporting documents. Your application, resume and documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect consideration or lead to an ineligible rating.
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:
- List exact dates and weekly hours for each physical therapist job, since experience will be verified.
- If you use a degree, attach your transcript and confirm the program is CAPTE-accredited.
- Attach your DD-214 and SF-15 if you claim veterans' preference; preference does not apply to current federal employees.
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