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Physician-Oncology
Veterans Health Administration · Wilmington, Delaware · Closes in 90 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
The job is open to the public and to current federal employees of the VA. 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: Residency training is required, as explained under education. Preferred: board certification in hematology/oncology with 3 to 5 years of experience. No specific grade-level experience is stated.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an approved school. You must also finish a residency that is accredited by ACGME or AOA, or meet one of the alternative paths listed in the announcement, such as a year of approved training followed by two years of independent practice.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
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 90 days (February 1, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This announcement may close before the closing date if the job is filled another way, and applications are referred on set cut-off dates starting November 13, 2026.
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, C.V. and other 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, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment if you want student loan repayment.
- If you claim veterans' preference, send your DD-214 and, for 10-point preference, an SF-15 with proof.
- Make sure your ID is REAL ID compliant before onboarding, since non-compliant state IDs are no longer accepted.
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