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Physician – Community Living Center Medical Director
Veterans Health Administration · Spokane County, Washington · Closes in 178 days
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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 applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Non-citizens may be appointed only if qualified citizens cannot be recruited. Current federal employees of the hiring agency may also apply under the internal announcement.
Experience: You need at least 3 years of clinical experience after residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or a related field. You also need 1 year of leadership experience in a clinical setting. The announcement does not state a grade level for this experience.
Education: You need a medical degree (MD or DO) from a school approved by the VA, and completed residency training in an accredited program. The announcement does not say that education can replace experience.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, 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 178 days (April 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The announcement may close before its listed closing date if the position is filled another way. It is open continuous, and eligible applications go to the hiring manager every 2 weeks.
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, and you complete an occupational questionnaire. Your application, resume, C.V., and other documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may hurt your chances. The VA also runs pre-employment reference checks.
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:
- Upload the standard Clinical Resume document from the VA link to the Resume field, not just a regular resume
- Show at least 3 years of clinical experience after residency and 1 year of clinical leadership
- If you claim veterans' preference, include a DD-214 with dates and character of service
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