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Physician (Invasive Cardiology Program Manager)
Veterans Health Administration · Kernersville, North Carolina · Closes in 27 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: No set number of years of work experience is stated. You must have completed an approved residency program. As an additional requirement, you must be board certified or board eligible as an interventional cardiologist.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an approved school, plus completed residency training in an accredited program. Foreign medical graduates must meet ECFMG eligibility rules for their graduation year.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth or D.C.
- Board certified or board eligible in interventional cardiology
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).
The announcement may close before the stated 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 your application meets the listed qualifications, and the agency may verify your application, resume and supporting documents. Errors or omissions may affect consideration, and the agency does not assume facts about your experience, so describe it clearly and specifically.
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 start and end dates for every education and residency entry on your C.V. or resume, as the agency requires.
- State clearly whether you are board certified or board eligible in interventional cardiology.
- If you claim veterans' preference, select it in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214.
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