Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with the VA

[Xarelto-10]

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I was wondering if someone went through the resume and KSAs ( Knowledge, Skills and Abilities) writing for such jobs with the VA.
Any recommendation on how to tackle it ?

 

[Xarelto-10]

Any input is much appreciated...

 

[deleted205891]

Make sure you read the announcement in detail and exactly follow it when writing your resume. Some are OK with just a regular resume, while others want very specific things like hours worked, supervisor, etc... Also make sure you upload all the required documents that the announcement asks for (some of these may be VA form 10-2850C, OF-360, etc...). Transcript and license uploads are required for most positions (though it might say optional in one place, but there will be text saying it's required buried somewhere else in the announcement).
For the KSAs, just answer the multiple choice items truthfully. For the "do you have at least one year of GS__ experience", being a staff pharmacist is GS12-equivalent experience while being a clinical specialist should count as GS13-equivalent experience (if the clinical specialists are GS13 in that facility). If you don't have the experience now but will once you start, the VA may reject you depending on how that local HR feels about it.
Let me know if you have any specific questions.

 

[Xarelto-10]

Make sure you read the announcement in detail and exactly follow it when writing your resume. Some are OK with just a regular resume, while others want very specific things like hours worked, supervisor, etc... Also make sure you upload all the required documents that the announcement asks for (some of these may be VA form 10-2850C, OF-360, etc...). Transcript and license uploads are required for most positions (though it might say optional in one place, but there will be text saying it's required buried somewhere else in the announcement).
For the KSAs, just answer the multiple choice items truthfully. For the "do you have at least one year of GS__ experience", being a staff pharmacist is GS12-equivalent experience while being a clinical specialist should count as GS13-equivalent experience (if the clinical specialists are GS13 in that facility). If you don't have the experience now but will once you start, the VA may reject you depending on how that local HR feels about it.
Let me know if you have any specific questions.

Thank you soo much for your input. Where do I find the KSAs questions? Is it as I proceed further in the application process ?

The reason I felt the KSAs have to be written is because under the required documents to be submitted they have “

• Answers to KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

 

[deleted205891]

Thank you soo much for your input. Where do I find the KSAs questions? Is it as I proceed further in the application process ?

The reason I felt the KSAs have to be written is because under the required documents to be submitted they have “

• Answers to KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

The KSAs are the multiple choice questions you answer as you proceed further in the application.

 

[lord999]

There might be free response. Due to the "lowest bid" HR software that reads these, it is important to make sure that 30-40% of the technical words in the KSA make it onto the answer. We know this in the VA as covering bases, but the stupid AI won't consider the question answered until you figure it out.