Employee will serve as a Medical Equipment Worker located within Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service at the Veterans Healthcare System in Palo Alto, CA.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS: Assignments involve standing, bending, or working from cramped or keeling positions and required to lift/handle items 15 - 44 pounds. Works in well-lit, heated, and ventilated shop area, in shelters or at workbench. Exposed to possibility to electric shock, burns, or injury from use of hand and power tools. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. SCREEN-OUT: Requires the ability to perform the work of a Medical Equipment Worker without more than normal supervision. To receive credit, resume(s) must support experience that includes working independently, repairing, maintaining, overhauling and modifying a full range of electrically and mechanically operated durable medical equipment such as power wheelchairs, power scooters, and manual wheeled walkers; troubleshooting equipment to determine the nature and extent of repairs and testing after repairs to assure operational performance and safety; and procuring supplies and services, maintaining stock levels of repair parts. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Measuring Instruments Technical Practices Troubleshooting Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Duties will include but may not be limited to the following: Repairs, maintains, overhauls, and modifies the full range of electrically and mechanically operated durable medical equipment, such as powe3r wheelchairs, scooters, electric hospital beds, rollators, wheelchair/van lifts and other non-mechanical devices such as walkers. Determines equipment deficiencies, adjustments needed and the parts necessary to place i8tem in proper operating condition by operational tests, visual examination, and using a variety of measuring devices or electrical test equipment. Disassembles equipment and replaces wiring, electrical elements, switches, electric motors by soldering connections, replaces bearings, etc.; replaces framework, timers, regulators, gaskets, and similar controls. Reassembles equipment, performs applicable tests, makes needed adjustments and modifications to assure performance standards are met. Performs clerical/technical level work to procure supplies and services, maintains stock levels of repair parts, prosthetic devices, etc. Handles consults for prosthetic devises assuring patient eligibility and entitlement are met. Performs other duties as necessary. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved