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Physician – Otolaryngologist
Veterans Health Administration · Fresno, California · Closes in 331 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
Open to the public and to current federal employees of the VA. 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 if qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: The announcement lists one to three years of recent surgical experience as preferred. It does not set a grade level for experience.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or an equivalent osteopathic degree (DO) from an approved school. You must also have finished residency training in an approved core specialty program that leads to board certification. Board certification or board eligibility in Otolaryngology is also required.
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
- Board certified or board eligible in Otolaryngology
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 331 days (September 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
Yes. The announcement may close before the closing date if the job is filled another way. Cut-off dates for referral start November 4, 2026 and repeat every two 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. Your application, resume, and C.V. will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect your 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:
- Include proof of board certification or board eligibility in Otolaryngology with your application.
- If you want student loan repayment, apply for EDRP within four months of appointment, and check that you are not a former participant.
- If you claim veterans' preference, upload your DD-214 and any SF-15 proof in the application.
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