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Physician – Urologist (Stockton)
Veterans Health Administration · Stockton, California · Closes in 57 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 U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. Non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited. Current federal employees of the hiring agency are also listed as eligible.
Experience: No general work experience rule is stated. You must have completed residency training in an approved program, and board certification or board eligibility in urology is preferred but not required.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or an equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from a school approved by VA for the year you finished. Foreign medical graduates must attend a school that meets ECFMG requirements.
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 57 days (December 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
Yes. The announcement may close before the closing date if the position is filled another way. It has an initial referral cut-off of November 5, 2026, followed by weekly cut-off dates.
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 qualifications listed in the announcement. Your application, resume, C.V. and other documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect consideration. Preference-eligible veterans receive preference when qualifications are approximately equal.
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 your start date, and note that former EDRP participants cannot apply.
- Do not send a 2-page resume, because this job does not require one.
- Confirm your photo ID is REAL ID compliant before onboarding, since non-REAL ID driver's licenses are not accepted.
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