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Supervisory Pharmacist
Indian Health Service · Crownpoint, New Mexico · Closes in 27 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public, Native Americans.

Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Native Americans or Alaska Natives with a tribal affiliation may also apply. IHS must give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Interior Department's definition of Indian.

Experience: You need at least one year of professional pharmacy experience at the GS-12 level or higher. The experience should include overseeing pharmacy clinical services, preparing a department budget, assigning and evaluating staff work, and providing direct pharmaceutical services.

Education: A doctoral degree in Pharmacy from a program recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or another recognized accrediting body.

Licenses and certifications:

Passed the NAPLEX (pharmacist licensing exam) and the MPJE (Multi-state Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam)
License to practice pharmacy in a U.S. state, D.C., Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory
Obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume showing dates, duties, and hours per week for each job Transcripts (official or unofficial) listing courses, credit hours, and grades, encouraged Licenses and certifications with expiration dates Form BIA-4432 signed and dated if claiming Indian preference CTAP/ICTAP documentation if claiming those priorities Official transcripts required after tentative selection

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 27 days (November 30, 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: Applicants are first checked for minimum qualifications, then a panel of subject matter experts reviews the first two pages of your resume for specialized experience on a pass/fail basis. Exaggerating experience or making false statements may disqualify you.

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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:

Your resume's first two pages are the only pages reviewed, so show specialized GS-12 level experience there.
Show dates, duties, and hours per week for each job, since volunteer and part-time work also counts.
If you claim Indian preference, include a signed and dated Form BIA-4432 with your application or it will not be given.

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