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Physician – Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist
Veterans Health Administration · Richmond, Virginia · Closes in 27 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an approved school. You must also have completed an accredited residency that makes you eligible for board certification. Fellowship training in cardiac anesthesiology is preferred.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth or D.C.
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 in 27 days (November 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This announcement may close before the listed closing date if the position is filled another way.
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 listed. Your application, resume, C.V. and other documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect your consideration. Veterans' preference applies when qualifications are approximately equal.
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:
- Make sure your C.V. or resume clearly shows your residency, fellowship and board certification.
- Have proof of your current, full and unrestricted medical license ready.
- Check that your ID is REAL ID compliant, since non-compliant state IDs cannot be used for onboarding.
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