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Physician (Neurologist) – EDRP
Veterans Health Administration · Austin, Texas · Closes in 58 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Internal to an agency.
Open to the public and to current federal employees of the hiring agency. U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply, and non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: You must have completed approved residency training in an accredited core specialty program, or a combination of approved training and independent practice as described in the announcement. No specific years of work experience or grade level is stated.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, or an equivalent, from a school approved by VA for the year you finished. Foreign medical graduates must meet ECFMG requirements.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery 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 58 days (December 31, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The 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 evaluated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, and your application, resume, and CV will be verified. Errors or omissions may affect your consideration, and pre-employment reference checks are performed.
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:
- Submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment if you want loan repayment help.
- Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply for the incentive.
- Confirm your residency is from an ACGME or AOA accredited program, and list it clearly in your CV or resume.
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