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Position Title
NURSE
Agency
Food and Drug Administration
Announcement Number
FDA-NCTR-18-MP-10294963 Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 to Tuesday, September 18, 2018
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
2. Do you wish to be considered under a CTAP (Career Transition Assistance Plan) eligibility?
You may qualify for CTAP eligibility if all of the statements apply to you:
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy.
  • You have been (or will be) involuntarily separated from the agency advertising this position, due to a reduction-in-force.
  • You are applying to a position that is at (or below) the grade level of the position separated from.
  • You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position separated from.
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least "fully successful" or equivalent.
For more information about CTAP, please see the Career Transition Assistance site on USAJOBS.

To verify your eligibility for CTAP:
You must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must also submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action showing position, tenure code, grade & step, and full name/DOB/SSN.
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3. COMPETITIVE MERIT PROMOTION (ALL GROUPS)
Are you among any of the groups of individuals described below? If so, you may be eligible based on a general Competitive Merit Promotion eligibility.

Please review the various eligibility options described below. If you meet the criteria for any of these eligibility options, select the "Yes" response at the end of the list below. If none of these descriptions apply to you, select the "No" response.
If you're not sure about a term, please click the associated hyperlink to learn more. See the USAJOBS article "What Jobs am I Eligible to Apply For?" for a general overview of available Hiring Paths...

Current or Former Federal Employees (Transfer, Reassignment, or Reinstatement)
If you currently hold, or have ever held, a career- or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service, at a lower grade level and promotion potential than the position being advertised, you may apply under this eligibility.
To verify your eligibility, you must your most recent SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action, reflecting your status. Your SF-50 should show a 1 or 2 in the Tenure field and a 1 in the Position Occupied field. 
See USAJOBS for more information on Status Candidates and Federal Employee eligibility...

Preference Eligible Veterans and Certain Military Spouses
If you are a preference eligible Veteran you may apply under this eligibility, In certain conditions, a service member's spouse may also be able to apply under this eligibility (for example, if you are the spouse of fallen or disabled Veteran, or married to a deployed active duty service member who has just received Permanent Change of Station, PCS, orders). 
If you are applying based on a sole survivorship preference, you will need to provide the supporting documentation of your Veteran spouse, which may include the DD-214: Certificate of Discharge or Release from Active Duty, the SF-15: Application of 10-Point Veterans Preference, and a VA Letter documenting total the disability rating. If you are applying based on your active duty spouse's recent change of station, you must provide the PCS (Permanent Change of Station) Orders as well.
If you are applying based on your own status as a preference eligible Veteran, you must provide all applicable discharge paperwork mentioned above. Please make sure that your DD-214 is the "Member #4 Copy" and shows type of discharge, service length, and character of service. 
For more information, see: Military Spouses or Veterans Preference

Family of Overseas Employees
If you're currently overseas with a family member, and moving back to the United States, you may be eligible for a competitive service job without having to compete with the public, if you meet all of the following: (1) You're living overseas with a family member, who is officially assigned to an overseas duty station; (2) you're the family member's spouse, domestic partner, or unmarried child younger than 23; (3) you've worked at least 52 weeks in an appropriated fund position, under a local hire appointment. and (4) you've received a successful or equivalent performance rating during your time on the job.  You must submit documentation verifying this eligibility with your application; this may include (but is not limited to) your qualifying family member's SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action and other deployment or duty station orders documentation.
See the Family of Overseas Employees page on USAJOBS for more...

OPM Interchange Agreements & Miscellaneous Authorities
Some agencies have established Interchange Agreements with the Office of Personnel Management which allow their employees to apply with other status candidates. You must be an excepted service employee on a non-time-limited appointment, at a Federal agency with an existing interchange agreement in order to qualify under this eligibility. You will need to submit your most recent SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action, or other comparable supporting documentation, along with your application.  See the Interchange Agreements page on USAJOBS for more information...

National Service (Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, VISTA)
If you have served in a qualifying National Service organizations such as the PeaceCorps or AmeriCorps / VISTA, you may also qualify for this eligibility if you've met the service length requirements.
Please review eligibility and verification requirements on USAJOBS before claiming this eligibility: Information for National Service Corps.

Land & Base Management Agency Employees
If you're a current or former employee of a  Land Management or Base Facilities agency, who worked in a term or temporary job, you may be eligible to apply to merit promotion jobs at any federal agency. 
Land management agencies include: Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Reclamation.
Base facilities management agencies include: Department of Defense, Defense Industrial Base Facility, and Department of Defense Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
You must submit appropriate supporting documentation verifying your status as an employee in one of these qualifying agencies (such as an SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action or other comparable document).
See the Land Management or Base Management pages on USAJOBS for more information about these eligibility options...


After having read and reviewed these classifications, do you wish to claim a Competitive Merit Promotion eligibility? 
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4. COMBINED NON-COMPETITIVE MERIT PROMOTION (ALL GROUPS)
Are you among any of the groups of individuals described below? If so, you may be eligible based on a Non-Competitive Merit Promotion eligibility.

Please review the various eligibility options described below. If you meet the criteria for any of these eligibility options, select the "Yes" response at the end of the list below. If none of these descriptions apply to you, select the "No" response.
If you're not sure about a term, please click the associated hyperlink to learn more. See the USAJOBS article "What Jobs am I Eligible to Apply For?" for a general overview of available Hiring Paths...

Current or Former Federal Employees (Transfer, Reassignment, or Reinstatement)
If you currently hold, or have ever held, a career- or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service, at the same (or higher) grade level and promotion potential as the position being advertised, then you may apply under this eligibility.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit your most recent SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action, reflecting your career status. Your SF-50 should show a 1 or 2 in the Tenure field and a 1 in the Position Occupied field. 
See USAJOBS for more information on Federal Employees and other Status Candidates...

Diabled Veterans
If you are a preference eligible Veteran with a 30% (or more) service-connected disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, you may apply under this eligibility.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide your discharge paperwork (DD-214: Certificate of Release or Discharge from the Active Duty, Member #4 Copy)  showing the type of discharge, dates of service, and character of service. You will also need to provide documentation certifying your disability rating, to include your SF-15: Application for 10-Point Veterans Preference and your VA  Letter, documenting your disability rating. Refer to the FedsHireVets site for additional information...

Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A)
If you're an individual with a disability, you can apply and compete for any job for which you are eligible and meet the qualifications, but you also may be eligible for a special hiring authority referred to as Schedule A. If you have a severe physical, emotional, or cognitive disability, which limits one (or more) of your major life functions, you can apply to this position with other status candidates. You will need to submit documentation verifying your eligibility, this includes a certification statement from a qualifying licensed medical professional or state-certified vocational rehabilitation specialist describing your disability, your fitness to work, and work restrictions (if any). You may be asked to submit additional supporting documentation later on during the hiring process. See the Individuals with Disabilities page on USAJOBS for more information about Schedule A...

After having read and reviewed these classifications, do you wish to claim a non-competitive merit promotion eligibility?
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5. Do you wish to be considered under the Schedule A eligibility for people with disabilities?
You may qualify for this eligibility if you have a severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disability, that limits one (or more) of your life functions, and qualifies based on Schedule A provisions. You can read more about Schedule A on the USAJOBS website. Learn more about this eligibility on the Individuals with Disabilities page on USAJOBS...

To verify your eligibility:
You must provide appropriate medical documentation, such as a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition, fitness to work, and any related work restrictions. This documentation must be provided with your application. You will not be able to provide this documentation once the vacancy announcement closes. 
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6. Do you wish to be considered under the ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan) eligibility?
You may qualify for ICTAP if all of the following statements apply to you:
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the position being advertised.
  • You were (or will be) separated from a position at an agency outside of the FDA due to a reduction-in-force.
  • You are applying to a position that is at (or below) the grade level of the position from which you have been (or will be) separated.
  • You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you have been (or will be) separated.
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least "fully successful" or equivalent.
For more information about ICTAP, please review the Career Transition Assistance site on USAJOBS.

To verify your eligibility for ICTAP:
You must submit a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must also submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action, showing the agency, position held, tenure and appointment codes, and full biographical information (name, DOB, and SSN).
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7. Do you wish to be considered under an Interchange Agreement eligibility?
If you are a current Excepted Service employee of an agency with a valid interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management you may quality for this eligibility type.
  • Postal Career Service Employees
  • Postal Rate Commission Employees
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employees
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employees
To learn more, see the Interchange Agreements page on USAJOBS...

To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your employment status, appointment type, tenure, position information, and full biographic data.
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8. Are you an employee of a Land Management Agency or a Defense Base Facilities Management Agency?
The Land Management Flexibilities Act allows certain land and base management employees to compete with other status candidates for positions advertised via Merit Promotion.
You may qualify under the Land Management eligibility type if you are a current (or former) employee of a land management or base management agency, and all of the statements below apply to you:
  • You were originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment.
  • You served one (or more) time-limited appointments at a land management agency, for a period totaling more than 24 months, without a break in service of two or more years.
  • You performed at an "acceptable" level of service during each period of service.
  • You are no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for not more than two years, and departed the position in good standing.
To claim this eligibility you must have been employed by one of the following agencies:
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service
Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Reclamation.
Department of Defense, Defense Industrial Base Facility or Defense Major Range & Test Facilities Base


To verify your eligibility:
You must provide a copy of your latest SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action and performance appraisal that demonstrate you meet the requirements outlined in the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
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9. HHS Public Health Service Officers
Are you a current Commissioned Officer within the Public Health Service and stationed at a position within the Department of Health & Human Services?

If so, you may qualify for non-competitive re-assignment to this position. Current PHS Commissioned Officers within HHS can be non-competitively appointed to an open position within FDA, if you are found qualified and if the Hiring Manager agrees to the appointment. You will be required to provide a copy of your most recent orders at the time of application.
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10. Do you wish to be considered for eligibility as a Competitive Merit Promotion, Reassignment, Reinstatement, or Transfer?
You may qualify for this eligibility if any of the conditions below apply to you:
  • You are currently employed as a Federal civilian employee in the Competitive Service and you've never held the full performance level of the position being advertised.
  • You are currently employed as a Federal civilian employee in the Competitive Service and hold a career or career-conditional appointment at a lower grade level than the position being advertised.
  • You were formerly employed as a Federal civilian employee, on a permanent competitive appointment, and you have never held the full performance level of the position being advertised.
  • You were formerly employed as a Federal civilian employee, obtained career-conditional status, are within 3 years from the date of separation, and, you've never held the full performance of the position being advertised.
  • You were employed as a Federal civilian employee, on a career or career-conditional appointment, are a preference eligible Veteran, and have never held the full performance level of the position being advertised.
To verify your eligibility:
If you are applying under this eligibility as a current or former Federal employee you must submit a copy of your SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect: career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).  
If you are applying using preference eligible Veteran status, you may want to additionally include your DD-214, if your submitted SF-50 is blank in Field 23 (Veteran Preference Status) or shows a 1.
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11. Do you wish to be considered for eligibility as a Non-Competitive Merit Promotion, Reassignment, Reinstatement, or Transfer?
You may quality for this eligibility type if any of the following statements apply to you:
  • You are a current Federal employee, in the Competitive Service, at the same (or higher) grade level, with the same (or higher) promotion potential, as this announcement.
  • You are a current Federal employee, and hold (or have previously held) a career or career-conditional position, at the same (or higher) grade level with the same (or higher) promotion potential, as this announcement.
  • You were formerly employed as a Federal civilian employee on a permanent competitive appointment and have held the same (or higher) grade, with the same (or higher) promotion potential, as this announcement.
  • You previously obtained career-conditional status, and your separation date is within the last 3 years, and you held a position with the same (or higher) promotion potential, as this announcement.
  • You previously obtained career-conditional status, and you are a preference eligible candidate, and you held a position with the same (or higher) promotion potential, as this announcement.
To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action (or an equivalent personnel action form) reflecting your permanent, competitive status.
Your SF-50 (or other document) must reflect the following.  For help with obtaining or understanding your SF-50, please review this USAJOBS help article.
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12. Do you wish to be considered for competitive reassignment or transfer as a current Federal employee?
You may qualify for this eligibility if you are currently employed by the government and all of the following statements apply to you:
  • You are currently employed by a Federal agency other than the Food & Drug Administration.
  • You are a civilian in the civil service (non-military).
  • You are on a career or career-conditional appointment.
  • Your appointment is in the Competitive Service.
  • You have never held the grade or full performance level of the position being advertised.
To verify your eligibility for transfer or reassignment:
You will need to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action, reflecting your permanent appointment in the competitive service. 
Your documentation should reflect:
  • Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND
  • Status in the Competitive Service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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13. Do you wish to be considered under an eligibility for transfer or reassignment on a non-competitive basis?
You may qualify for this eligibility if you are currently employed by the government and all of the following statements apply to you:
  • You are currently employed by a Federal agency other than the Food & Drug Administration.
  • You are a civilian in the civil service (non-military).
  • Your have obtained career or career-conditional status.
  • You are on a permanent appointment is in the Competitive Service.
  • You have held the full performance level of the position being advertised (on a permanent basis).
To verify your eligibility as a non-competitive government transfer or reassignment:
You will need to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action, reflecting your permanent appointment in the competitive service. 
Your documentation should reflect:
  • Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND
  • Status in the Competitive Service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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14. Are you a Veteran eligible under the Veteran's Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)?
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998, as amended (VEOA) is a competitive service appointing authority that can only be used when filling permanent, competitive service positions. It cannot be used to fill excepted service positions. It allows veterans to apply to announcements that are only open to so called "status" candidates, which means "current competitive service employees." Current or former Federal employees meeting VEOA eligibility can apply. However, current employees applying under VEOA are subject to time-in- grade restrictions like any other General Schedule (GS) employee. You can read more about VEOA by clicking this link (opens the FedsHireVets website in a new window).

To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, your latest discharge must be issued under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or general discharge), AND you must be either:
  • a preference eligible (defined in title 5 U.S.C. 2108(3)), OR
  • a veteran who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service.
TO VERIFY YOUR ELIGIBILITY:
You must provide acceptable documentation of your preference or appointment eligibility. The Member #4 Copy of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) is preferred. If you are additionally claiming a 10-pt preference, you should also submit your VA Letter and SF-15 (Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference). 
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15. Are you claiming eligibility as a Compensable Disabled Veteran?
You may qualify for this eligibility if you are a veteran, who served at any time, and either of the following statements apply to you: NOTE: Your release, discharge, or retirement from the Armed Forces must be under honorable or general conditions.

To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your latest DD-214: Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, (Member #4 copy, indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service.
You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the SF:15: Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference.

For more information, please see the FedsHireVets 30% Disabled page...
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OTHER QUESTIONS
1. In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee?
You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
  • A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
  • A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
  • A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
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Assessment 1
1. From the descriptions below, select the one which best describes your education which meets the basic requirement for NURSE GS-0610-12 (limit characters)
2. For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
3. From the descriptions below, select the one response which best describes your specialized experience qualification requirements for the Nurse,
GS-0610-12.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
4. Implement an occupational safety and health program for a facility containing multiple research labs. (limit characters)
5. Interpret new occupational health legislation. (limit characters)
6. Recommend an approach on how to implement policies and procedures for those affected programs. (limit characters)
7. Review occupational health manuals/procedures that include safety practices such as chemical hygiene and blood-borne pathogens. (limit characters)
8. Provide health care services such as physical examination, periodic health appraisals, electrocardiogram and pulmonary function tests, vision and hearing testing, and obtain blood and urine specimens and administer first aid. (limit characters)
9. Evaluate nursing services to identify areas of improvement in health care services. (limit characters)
10. Provide medical evaluation, training and fit testing. (limit characters)
11. Stay abreast of current nursing professional practices by attending workshops. (limit characters)
12. Conduct evaluation of scientific facilities and operations to identify hazards associated with chemical, biological, and environmental activities. (limit characters)
13. Coordinate and disseminate information regarding an organization's occupational health nursing and occupational health program. (limit characters)
14. Implement initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of an occupational health related program. (limit characters)
15. Provide consultation to management and staff on matters dealing with laboratory safety, risks and health issues, and animal research protocols. (limit characters)
16. Counsel patients on health care measures to assist them in understanding implications of health treatment. (limit characters)
17. Participate in discussions with committees and/or senior level officials on specific occupational health issues. (limit characters)