These positions are within the Transportation Section of the Engineering Service at the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL. You will be responsible for operating various automotive vehicles, including passenger cars, vans, patient transport vans, ambulances, panel trucks, pick-up trucks, cargo vans, trucks, ambulances, and buses.
The SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR for this position is: LICENSE REQUIREMENT: A valid state driver's license and CDL license (Class C with Passenger and Air Brake endorsements) (We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show proof of such before selection.) PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Loads and unloads cargo and directs seating arrangements of passengers, assist in lifting and carrying supplies hauled and arranges loads in the vehicle to provide proper weight distribution for safety. Is required to lift and push heavy articles while loading and unloading cargo. Requires reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet and legs to operate hand and foot control of vehicles. Moderate effort is required in the frequent handling of objects up to and occasionally more than 50 pounds while loading and unloading cargo. Assists and loads wheelchair and stretcher patients in and out of patient transport vehicles. The work requires operating vehicles under various weather and road conditions, on highways and streets in all kinds of weather often for extended periods of time on long trips. May be called back to work after working hour or on weekends to make emergency trips. May be exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials that may contain blood borne pathogens. Must use personal protective equipment during potential exposure. 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. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Drive Safely Motor Vehicles Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Reliability And Dependability Without more than normal supervision Work Practices 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.
Your duties can include but are not limited to the following: Operates a variety of vehicles with approximate gross vehicle weight that exceeds weight class of 26,001 pounds and that can be equipped with or without air brakes; Operates vehicles that carry more than 16 passengers; Picks up and delivers patients, employees, as well as other items such as charts, mail, laboratory specimens, linens, pharmaceuticals, supplies, etc.; Assists accompanying medical personnel in loading, unloading and securing patients; Checks material loaded or delivered against various documents to prevent errors and to certify the condition of items; Determines route to be followed, taking into consideration such factors as ongoing hospital activities, weight limitations, and safety conditions; Assures vehicle is not overloaded; Performs required operator maintenance; Maintains service records, completes delivery records, trip tickets, and compiles accident reports; Loads and unloads crated equipment, supplies, and parts from vehicles; Performs other duties as assigned. DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday with rotating weekends. Rotating Shifts are 4:30am to 1:00pm, 5:30am to 2:00pm, 7:00am to 3:30pm, 9:00am to 5:30pm, 10:30am to 6:00pm, and 11:30am to 8:00pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved