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Physician – Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services
Veterans Health Administration · San Diego, California · Closes in 3 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 United States; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: The announcement asks for a record of academic accomplishments at the associate or full professor level, along with significant clinical expertise and a publication record in pathology.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an approved school, plus completed residency training. Board certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology is also required.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
- Board certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
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 3 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This announcement may close before the listed closing date if the position is filled through other means.
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 listed qualifications. Your application, resume, CV and supporting documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect whether you are considered.
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, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Show your board certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology clearly on your resume or CV.
- Include your academic record, clinical expertise and publication list, since the job asks for all three.
- If you claim veterans' preference, attach your DD-214 and any required SF-15 proof.
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