Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Company Name:
Department Of Veterans Affairs
United States Citizens Excepted Service Permanent Full Time
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 1215548
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
NOTE: The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidate's education and experience and recommend the step at which the candidate will be placed. The salary is based on the step approved for the selected candidate.
Appointment Information: Applicants selected for this position may be appointed to a temporary appointment, not to exceed one year and one day, pending completion of boarding process.
Incumbent is Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at VASNHCS for Ambulatory Care settings such as Anticoagulation Clinic, PACT, CBOC-PACT, Rural Health Telemedicine, and Specialty areas.
U.S. Citizenship Must be proficient in written and spoken English Background and/or security investigation required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Must pass pre-employment physical exam; designated and/or random drug test ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS - Incomplete applications are considered INELIGIBLE
Functions/ Scope
Non-VA care prescription evaluation and processing
Traveling Veterans Pharmacy contact
Prescription monitoring program review and documentation
Academic detailing for evidence-based information following national and VHA guidelines
Pharmacy resident and pharmacy student preceptor for Ambulatory Care rotations
Emergent fill pharmacy CBOC prescriptions
Manage patients via telephone care visits
Participate in weekly and monthly PACT team meetings
Assist providers with satisfying pertinent clinical reminders
Review CPRS view alerts and take appropriate action
Complete patient care notes within 24 hours
Complete assigned consults within 24 hours
Compete accurate copay designation
Update non-VA records; review remote data for duplicate mediations at other VA health care centers
Assist providers with formulary conversions (including co-managed/dual care patients)
Review and reconcile medication profile for patients with scheduled face-to-face appointment and telehealth patients
Collaborate with providers for new patient orientation to obtain detailed medication history and make recommendations for formulary replacement
Face-to-face, telephone and telemedicine individual patient chronic disease state management
Will work in the following areas/settings: PACT, disease state management, Anticoagulation clinic, outpatient pharmacy
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position
Relocation/Recruitment incentive has not been approved for this position
Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, schedule varies
This position is covered by the bargaining unit
_BASIC REQUIREMENTS_
a. Citizenship: Citizen of the United States (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy)
b. Education:
(1) Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone , or through their Web site at
( NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy)
(2) Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT)
c. Licensure: Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.
d. Physical Requirements: Applicants must meet physical standards for the position. A physical examination prior to placement is required. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019
f. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d)
_GRADE DETERMINATIONS_
a. Creditable
Experience:
(1) Knowledge of Professional Pharmacy Practices: To be creditable, the experience must have demonstrated the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with professional pharmacy practice. Professional practice means paid/non-paid employment as a professional or unlicensed graduate pharmacist as defined by the appropriate licensing board.
(2) Residency and Fellowship Training: Residency and fellowship training programs in a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice may be substituted for creditable experience on a year-for-year basis. The pharmacy residency program must be accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). A fellowship program that is not accredited by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) will need to have comparable standards for experience to be creditable (Professional Standards Board refers to the Deputy Chief Consultant for Professional Practice for the determination)
(3) Quality of
Experience: Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to pharmacy experience at the next lower level. Experience as a Graduate Pharmacist is creditable provided the candidate was used as a professional pharmacist (under supervision) and subsequently passed the appropriate licensure examination.
(4) Part-Time
Experience: Part-Time experience as a professional pharmacist is credited according to its relationship to the full-time workweek. For example, a pharmacist employed 20 hours a week, or on a 1/2-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
b. Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment above, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-13 LEVEL : Requires a minimum of one year of creditable experience at the next lower grade level which is directly related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience are examples of practice sites to include but are not limited to: medicine, surgery, psychiatry, neurology, spinal cord injury, primary care, ambulatory care including open pharmacy, rehabilitation medicine, geriatrics, medical research and others recognized by the professional standards board.
Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:
1. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
2. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area.
3. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise.
4. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy.
5. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
Current BLS and ACLS
Pharm D with Residency
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-15, Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Standard
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Physical Requirements: Position requires considerable standing, walking, bending, reaching, and some lifting of objects up to 20 lbs.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.) or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application _checklist_ or visit
Your application, r sum and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
For additional assistance with the online application process, please view the video at the following link:
YOU MUST INCLUDE VA FORM 10-2850c IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY. You may upload the completed form to your Application Manager account if you apply online. Then you can use the uploaded form again and again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide for more information on uploading and re-using the form in your applications. Other required forms and documents can also be saved in your account and used the same way. Applicants are urged to apply online; this process is much easier and faster.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on _Friday, October 10, 2014_ to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
_Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents:_
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper 1203FX form as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
If you completed the occupational questionnaire online and are unable to upload supporting document(s):
1. To fax your documents, you must use the following cover page and provide the required information. The Vacancy ID is 1215548
2. Fax your documents to
If you cannot complete the Application Package online, you may fax all of your materials. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on _Friday, October 10, 2014_ to receive consideration. Keep a copy of your fax confirmation in the event verification is needed.
To complete the occupational questionnaire and submit via fax:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire
2. Print the 1203FX form, follow the instructions and provide your responses to the occupational questionnaire items
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to . Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS-INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL BE MARKED AS INELIGIBLE.
Applicants CANNOT be contacted for any missing application documents.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package including any required attachments:
1. Completed Online Questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire
2. CV or Resume
3. VA Form 10-2850c - Application for Associated Health Occupations - signature required in blue or black ink on pages 3 and 4 - must be dated within the last year - Available at
4. Proof of current certification, licensure, or registration
5. Unofficial transcript(s) (official college/university transcript(s) will be required before being hired)
6. Optional Form 306 - Declaration for Federal Employment - signature required in blue or black ink on line 17a - Available at
7. If you are claiming veterans' preference, a copy of your DD-214. (Member Copy #4 for July 1979 and later editions)
8. If currently employed as a civilian Federal employee, include a copy of your latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action
PREFERRED but NOT Required Documents:
Performance Appraisals/Proficiency Ratings for Current and Previous Rating Cycles
After we receive your complete application package (including any required documents) your qualifications will be reviewed to decide if you meet the basic requirements. You will be notified when this decision is made.
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional dollars and cents benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal Employee.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Department Of Veterans Affairs
United States Citizens Excepted Service Permanent Full Time
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 1215548
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
NOTE: The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidate's education and experience and recommend the step at which the candidate will be placed. The salary is based on the step approved for the selected candidate.
Appointment Information: Applicants selected for this position may be appointed to a temporary appointment, not to exceed one year and one day, pending completion of boarding process.
Incumbent is Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at VASNHCS for Ambulatory Care settings such as Anticoagulation Clinic, PACT, CBOC-PACT, Rural Health Telemedicine, and Specialty areas.
U.S. Citizenship Must be proficient in written and spoken English Background and/or security investigation required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Must pass pre-employment physical exam; designated and/or random drug test ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS - Incomplete applications are considered INELIGIBLE
Functions/ Scope
Non-VA care prescription evaluation and processing
Traveling Veterans Pharmacy contact
Prescription monitoring program review and documentation
Academic detailing for evidence-based information following national and VHA guidelines
Pharmacy resident and pharmacy student preceptor for Ambulatory Care rotations
Emergent fill pharmacy CBOC prescriptions
Manage patients via telephone care visits
Participate in weekly and monthly PACT team meetings
Assist providers with satisfying pertinent clinical reminders
Review CPRS view alerts and take appropriate action
Complete patient care notes within 24 hours
Complete assigned consults within 24 hours
Compete accurate copay designation
Update non-VA records; review remote data for duplicate mediations at other VA health care centers
Assist providers with formulary conversions (including co-managed/dual care patients)
Review and reconcile medication profile for patients with scheduled face-to-face appointment and telehealth patients
Collaborate with providers for new patient orientation to obtain detailed medication history and make recommendations for formulary replacement
Face-to-face, telephone and telemedicine individual patient chronic disease state management
Will work in the following areas/settings: PACT, disease state management, Anticoagulation clinic, outpatient pharmacy
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position
Relocation/Recruitment incentive has not been approved for this position
Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, schedule varies
This position is covered by the bargaining unit
_BASIC REQUIREMENTS_
a. Citizenship: Citizen of the United States (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy)
b. Education:
(1) Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone , or through their Web site at
( NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy)
(2) Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT)
c. Licensure: Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.
d. Physical Requirements: Applicants must meet physical standards for the position. A physical examination prior to placement is required. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019
f. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d)
_GRADE DETERMINATIONS_
a. Creditable
Experience:
(1) Knowledge of Professional Pharmacy Practices: To be creditable, the experience must have demonstrated the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with professional pharmacy practice. Professional practice means paid/non-paid employment as a professional or unlicensed graduate pharmacist as defined by the appropriate licensing board.
(2) Residency and Fellowship Training: Residency and fellowship training programs in a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice may be substituted for creditable experience on a year-for-year basis. The pharmacy residency program must be accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). A fellowship program that is not accredited by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) will need to have comparable standards for experience to be creditable (Professional Standards Board refers to the Deputy Chief Consultant for Professional Practice for the determination)
(3) Quality of
Experience: Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to pharmacy experience at the next lower level. Experience as a Graduate Pharmacist is creditable provided the candidate was used as a professional pharmacist (under supervision) and subsequently passed the appropriate licensure examination.
(4) Part-Time
Experience: Part-Time experience as a professional pharmacist is credited according to its relationship to the full-time workweek. For example, a pharmacist employed 20 hours a week, or on a 1/2-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
b. Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment above, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-13 LEVEL : Requires a minimum of one year of creditable experience at the next lower grade level which is directly related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience are examples of practice sites to include but are not limited to: medicine, surgery, psychiatry, neurology, spinal cord injury, primary care, ambulatory care including open pharmacy, rehabilitation medicine, geriatrics, medical research and others recognized by the professional standards board.
Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:
1. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
2. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area.
3. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise.
4. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy.
5. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
Current BLS and ACLS
Pharm D with Residency
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-15, Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Standard
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Physical Requirements: Position requires considerable standing, walking, bending, reaching, and some lifting of objects up to 20 lbs.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.) or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application _checklist_ or visit
Your application, r sum and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
For additional assistance with the online application process, please view the video at the following link:
YOU MUST INCLUDE VA FORM 10-2850c IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY. You may upload the completed form to your Application Manager account if you apply online. Then you can use the uploaded form again and again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide for more information on uploading and re-using the form in your applications. Other required forms and documents can also be saved in your account and used the same way. Applicants are urged to apply online; this process is much easier and faster.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on _Friday, October 10, 2014_ to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
_Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents:_
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper 1203FX form as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
If you completed the occupational questionnaire online and are unable to upload supporting document(s):
1. To fax your documents, you must use the following cover page and provide the required information. The Vacancy ID is 1215548
2. Fax your documents to
If you cannot complete the Application Package online, you may fax all of your materials. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on _Friday, October 10, 2014_ to receive consideration. Keep a copy of your fax confirmation in the event verification is needed.
To complete the occupational questionnaire and submit via fax:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire
2. Print the 1203FX form, follow the instructions and provide your responses to the occupational questionnaire items
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to . Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS-INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL BE MARKED AS INELIGIBLE.
Applicants CANNOT be contacted for any missing application documents.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package including any required attachments:
1. Completed Online Questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire
2. CV or Resume
3. VA Form 10-2850c - Application for Associated Health Occupations - signature required in blue or black ink on pages 3 and 4 - must be dated within the last year - Available at
4. Proof of current certification, licensure, or registration
5. Unofficial transcript(s) (official college/university transcript(s) will be required before being hired)
6. Optional Form 306 - Declaration for Federal Employment - signature required in blue or black ink on line 17a - Available at
7. If you are claiming veterans' preference, a copy of your DD-214. (Member Copy #4 for July 1979 and later editions)
8. If currently employed as a civilian Federal employee, include a copy of your latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action
PREFERRED but NOT Required Documents:
Performance Appraisals/Proficiency Ratings for Current and Previous Rating Cycles
After we receive your complete application package (including any required documents) your qualifications will be reviewed to decide if you meet the basic requirements. You will be notified when this decision is made.
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional dollars and cents benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal Employee.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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