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Position Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (Telehealth Clinical Technician)
Agency: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CBTD-10809192-20-CAF Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, May 7, 2020 to Thursday, May 21, 2020

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1. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs within the VISN the position is located?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

The assessment part of the questionnaire includes questions about basic requirements and minimum qualifications. NOTICE: Your responses to the following questionnaire WILL be verified against all uploaded documents for this vacancy announcement. Failure to provide supporting information and/or documentation may result in being rated ineligible for the position.

PLEASE NOTE: You must indicate the number of hours per week worked for the experience listed in your resume (as indicated in the job announcement). Failure to do so may result in your being rated not-qualified for this position.

The following questions will determine if you meet the basic requirements for the occupational series of LPN (0620) for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

1. English Language Proficiency - In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), "No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English."

Are you proficient in basic written and spoken English?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Education - Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Verification can be obtained from the State approving agency or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006. Additional information may also be obtained from the NLNAC Website. Exceptions include:

(1) Health care education in the military service or training in the military service which is accepted by the licensing body in the jurisdiction in which the individual is licensed as qualifying for full LPN/LVN licensure will be accepted as meeting the education requirements for VHA employment.

(2) VHA employees who were converted to appointments under 38 U.S.C. 7401(3) in implementation of Public Law 98-160, enacted November 21, 1983, and for VHA employees converted to appointments under 38 U.S.C. 7405 in implementation of Public Law 99-576, enacted October 28, 1986; and for their future personnel actions under this authority. The waiver will not apply to persons appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(3) or 7405 after these conversions.

(3) Individuals granted a license by a jurisdiction that does not require graduation from an approved school.

Do you meet the stated education requirement or one of the exceptions?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Licensure - Full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia. An LPN/LVN who has or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16 of this part.

Do you meet the stated licensure requirement?

A. Yes

B. No

The following question will determine which grade you are or believe you are qualified for (subject to verification within your resume which will be reviewed). Please read each through the question and possible answers before responding.

4. Grade requirements - In addition to the basic requirements already asked in previous questions, this job announcement is listed as grade 00, which means it is the hiring manager's discretion for selecting a candidate at or below the full performance level (Grades 3/4/5 are developmental and Grade 6 is the full performance level). If there is any deception or failure to disclose your abilities clearly in your resume, you may be disqualified for consideration in this job announcement. Please, read through the following grade specific requirements carefully, and select the grade for which you ACTUALLY qualify for based on your resume. Be sure to provide detail of your experience in your resume for each job listed, since Federal HR Professionals are not permitted to assume you performed or did anything more than what is listed in your resume. Job titles and dates of employment alone are not job duties performed. Detail is required.*** Select the appropriate response below:

A. For Grade GS-3 (Entry Level) - None beyond the basic requirements. LPNs at this grade level are expected to perform all duties within the scope of their license (e.g., medication administration); however, completed work may require routine or detailed higher level review depending upon the complexity of the duties involved.

B. For Grade GS-4 (Developmental Level) - Employees may be appointed at or advanced to GS-4 if they meet any of the following criteria; (a) six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN; or (b) graduation from an approved school (which may be waived as provided in paragraph 4 of Section C) and one year of experience that involved nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures; or (c) graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months duration.

C. For Grade GS-5 (Developmental Level) – Employees may be appointed at or advanced to GS-5 if they meet the following criteria: completion of at least one (1) year of qualifying full-time experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent in the same occupational series or field. In addition, the applicant must show they possess the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities that are listed in the job announcement on their resume.

D. For Grade GS-6 (Full Performance Level) – Employees may be appointed at or advanced to GS-6 if they meet the following criteria: completion of at least one (1) year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent in the same occupational series or field and fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN/LVN. In addition, the applicant must show they possess the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities that are listed in the job announcement on their resume.

E. I have reviewed the other responses listed above, and I do not meet the requirements for any of the grades.

The following question is your personal certification of the assessment answers being provided. Please select the appropriate response.

5. VERIFICATION STATEMENT: Your rating is subject to verification based on the resume, narratives, and other relevant documents you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information are grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from federal employment. Please choose A to certify that your answers are accurate and complete.

A. I certify that my answers are accurate and complete.

B. I do not wish to certify. I understand that I will not be considered for this position.

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