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Vocational Nurse – EDRP Approved
Veterans Health Administration · El Paso, Texas · Closes in 4 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Federal employees - Competitive service, The public, Federal employees - Excepted service, Internal to an agency.
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply, and the job is open to the public and to current or permanent federal employees. Former EDRP participants cannot apply for the education loan repayment incentive.
Experience: Six months of experience as an LPN or LVN qualifies you for GS-04. GS-05 needs one year of nursing work at the GS-04 level, and GS-06 needs one more year at the GS-05 level. One year as an LVN and one year in a primary or ambulatory care setting are preferred.
Education: Graduation from a practical or vocational nursing school approved by a state agency or accredited by NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) when you finished. For GS-04, graduation from an approved school plus one year of nursing care work also qualifies, or graduation from an approved program of at least 24 months. Military health training accepted for full LPN/LVN licensure also counts.
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, active, current, unrestricted LPN or LVN license in a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or D.C.
- Past license problems such as revocation or probation may limit appointment
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 4 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This job will close once 50 applications are received, which may happen before the official closing date.
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, based on your online questionnaire and documents. Your application, resume, and documents will be verified, and VA may check references. Errors, omissions, or missing documents may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
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:
- Submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment if you want loan repayment help.
- Be clear and specific about dates, hours, and duties, because your experience will be verified.
- If you use education to qualify, send a transcript from a school accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized agency.
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