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Psychiatrist Supervisory Program Manager – Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Veterans Health Administration · Seattle, Washington · Closes in 3 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 U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Non-citizens may be appointed only when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. Current federal employees of the hiring agency may also apply under the internal listing.
Experience: Three years of managerial experience in mental health and five years of mental health experience in general are preferred, not required. The announcement does not give a grade level for experience.
Education: You need a doctor of medicine (MD) or doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) degree from a school approved by VA and the accrediting bodies named in the announcement. You also need residency training in an accredited core specialty program that leads to board certification eligibility.
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 3 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The announcement may close before the posted 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. Your application, resume, CV and supporting documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect your consideration. Veterans and preference-eligible candidates get 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:
- Make sure your application clearly shows your medical degree, residency training and current license, since these are basic requirements.
- Claim veterans' preference in the questionnaire and send your DD-214 if you qualify, because it is not counted without documents.
- If you want the EDRP student loan benefit, plan to submit the EDRP application within four months of appointment.
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