USA Staffing

Position Title: Practical Nurse
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CBTD-11185967-21-AMC Opens in new window
Open Period: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 to Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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Eligibilities

1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

Preferences

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.

Assessment 1

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

1. Are you proficient in both spoken and written English?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Do you have a 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? (Copy of license required, please submit with application)

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a 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)?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Do you possess at least (1) year of qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent?
Qualifying experience includes: Performing and completing assigned duties in providing care to patient populations; caring out patient care based on patients' conditions; observing, identifying, and responding to the patient's need for care, including preparing and administering; medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education; establishing relationships with patients and families; and performing support duties for complex diagnostic test and/or specialized practices or procedures. (If you answer yes to the question, your experience must be documented in your application/resume.)

A. Yes

B. No

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