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Registered Nurse – Gec Clc
Veterans Health Administration · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Non-citizens can be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: Experience is matched to nurse grade levels. For example, Nurse I, Level III needs an associate degree or diploma plus 2 years of professional nursing experience, with one year at Nurse I, Level 2. Prior experience in long-term care or sub-acute rehabilitation is preferred.
Education: You can qualify with a graduate degree from an approved nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or a foreign nursing school with a full, active, unrestricted registration. An associate degree or diploma can qualify you at the entry level. A bachelor's (BSN) or master's (MSN) degree can qualify you for higher grade levels. Foreign degrees do not count as related degrees for the master's option.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted nursing registration in a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or DC
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 6 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
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, using your online questionnaire and documents. Your nursing experience is checked for quality in five areas: practice, Veteran-driven care, leadership, professional development, and evidence-based practice. Errors or missing information may lower your rating or affect your consideration.
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:
- The 2-page resume limit does not apply here, but you need a long-form resume or CV with clear dates and hours.
- Be specific about your nursing experience, including dates, hours per week, and duties, because the agency verifies claims.
- Complete the full online questionnaire and upload all documents before the closing date, since it is your responsibility.
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