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Staff Optometrist
Veterans Health Administration · Vero Beach, Florida · Closes in 56 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, Federal employees - Excepted service, Veterans, The public, Federal employees - Competitive service.
Open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, although non-citizens may be appointed if qualified citizens cannot be recruited. Veterans and certain family members may claim veterans' preference.
Experience: For full grade, you need two years of optometric practice or one year of approved residency. For intermediate grade, you need four years of practice (or one year of residency) plus passing the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exams and a high level of professional achievement.
Education: You need a Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited school or college of optometry approved by the VA Secretary.
Licenses and certifications:
- Active, full and unrestricted license to practice optometry in a U.S. state, territory or D.C.
- Current registration in your state, if your state requires it
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 56 days (December 31, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
Yes. The announcement may close before the listed closing date if the positions are filled another way.
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 rated on how well you meet the qualifications, and your application, resume and documents will be verified. Errors or omissions may affect your consideration, and preference goes to eligible veterans when qualifications are about 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, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Submit a resume or C.V.; the two-page resume requirement does not apply to this position.
- If you are a veteran, claim preference in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214.
- If you cannot apply online before the closing date, contact Jami Arnt at jami.arnt@va.gov and include announcement number CBTC-13106048-27-JA.
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