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Physician – Medical Director Mansfield Outpatient Facility
Veterans Health Administration · Mansfield, Ohio · Closes in 27 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 and to current VA employees. 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.
Experience: Preferred, not required: at least 2 years of recent experience treating acute and chronic illness in a full-time primary care setting.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from a school approved by the VA, such as an LCME or COCA accredited school, or from a foreign school approved under ECFMG rules. You also need completed residency training approved by the VA Secretary, usually an ACGME or AOA accredited program. Rare exceptions to the residency rule may be requested by the Facility Director.
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 from the ABMS or AOA in the specialty listed in the announcement
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 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. Your application, resume, CV, and supporting documents will be verified, and reference checks are done. Errors or omissions may affect consideration. Veterans' preference applies when candidates are about equally qualified.
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:
- Read the Education Debt Reduction Program rules. If you apply for it, you must submit the application within four months of appointment.
- Send a CV or resume that shows your full work history. The 2-page limit does not apply here.
- If you claim veterans' preference, attach your DD-214 and, if needed, an SF-15 with proof, or the claim may not count.
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