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Registered Nurse-Nurse Educator-Sterile Processing
Veterans Health Administration · Seattle, Washington · Closes tomorrow
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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, but only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. First consideration goes to current permanent employees of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
Experience: Your experience is checked against the Nurse I, II, and III grade levels, and your grade depends on your education and experience. Preferred experience includes 3 years in a reprocessing environment or with reusable medical devices, and 2 years training staff.
Education: You must graduate from a nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE (or a recognized foreign equivalent). A BSN, MSN, or doctoral degree can raise your grade level. Only degrees from schools accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized body count.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full, active, unrestricted registration as a registered nurse 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 tomorrow (November 6, 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 through the online occupational questionnaire. Your nursing experience is judged for quality on five areas: Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, and Evidence-Based Practice/Research. Missing required information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.
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, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Be specific on your resume: list dates, hours, and your reprocessing or staff training duties, because experience is verified.
- Claim veterans' preference in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214 if it applies.
- Submit the full application package, including all required documents, by 11:59 PM ET on 11/06/2026.
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