- Position Title
- Advanced Practice Nurse
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTE-11305821-22-BF Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, November 29, 2022 to Saturday, September 30, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Select the specialties you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one specialty.
2.
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.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Are you proficient in spoken and written English? [To be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, serving in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA, applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English.]
2.
Are you a graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State agency, and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies (see below) at the time the program was completed?
- The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or
- The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
OR
Have you completed coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in an MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration which constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing? (Note: In these programs, students are given a certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX and should submit this certification to VA prior to appointment. Students do not earn a BSN, but receive a MSN degree upon completion of course work. A copy of the MSN transcript must be provided to VA. Bridge programs that confer a master's degree also fully meet the education requirement, even though a Bachelor's Degree is not awarded.)
- The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or
- The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
OR
Have you completed coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in an MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration which constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing? (Note: In these programs, students are given a certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX and should submit this certification to VA prior to appointment. Students do not earn a BSN, but receive a MSN degree upon completion of course work. A copy of the MSN transcript must be provided to VA. Bridge programs that confer a master's degree also fully meet the education requirement, even though a Bachelor's Degree is not awarded.)
3.
Do you possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the U.S. or in the District of Columbia?
4.
Do you possess a Master's degree from a program accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE?
5.
Are you licensed or otherwise recognized as a nurse practitioner in a State, and maintain full and current certification as a nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Association or another nationally recognized certifying body? (NOTE: The certification must be in the specialty to which the individual is being appointed or selected.)