- Position Title
- Physician Assistant (Multiple Specialties)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSZ-11357951-22-MJW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, January 28, 2022 to Friday, December 30, 2022
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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 location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the specialties you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one specialty.
3.
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 a current permanent employee of the Altoona VA Medical Center? Note: Your most recent, non award SF-50 is required to be uploaded with your application packet.
2.
Applicants must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j.
Do you meet this requirement?
Do you meet this requirement?
3.
Designated Drug Testing Position: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with the VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.
Are you willing to submit to a urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment and do you understand that any tentative offer of employment will be rescinded should a verified positive drug test result is received?
Are you willing to submit to a urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment and do you understand that any tentative offer of employment will be rescinded should a verified positive drug test result is received?
4.
The physical requirements for this position are in accordance with HRML No. 05-12-02, Employment of People with Disabilities, Including Under Schedule A, 5 CFR 213.3102(u).
Are you willing to undergo a complete physical exam prior to appointment?
Are you willing to undergo a complete physical exam prior to appointment?
The following questions relate to your ability to qualify as a Physician Assistant with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
5.
Physician Assistants in the VHA are required to be a graduate of a PA training program which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of PA (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor organizations.
Additionally, candidates must meet one of the following:
(1) Master's degree in any discipline;
OR
(2) Bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a PA.
Will you meet one of the education requirements above before starting employment, if selected ?
Additionally, candidates must meet one of the following:
(1) Master's degree in any discipline;
OR
(2) Bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a PA.
Will you meet one of the education requirements above before starting employment, if selected ?
6.
Please provide the month/year of graduation, or expected timeline of when you intend to graduate with one of the above education requirements.
7.
Physician Assistants in the VHA must have successfully passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE).
Will you meet this requirement before starting employment, if selected ?
Will you meet this requirement before starting employment, if selected ?
8.
Please provide the date you passed the PANCE exam, or expected timeline of when you will take the exam
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
9.
will you possess a current, full, active and unrestricted licensure in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States before starting employment, if selected?
10.
Please provide the license number and applicable state, or expected timeline of when you will possess a license.