Employee will serve as a Motor Vehicle Operator located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Buffalo, NY.
PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: As a driver, they are required to reach, bend, turn, and/or move hands, arms feet and legs in order to operate vehicle controls. The driver is additionally required to utilize moderate physical effort to push, lift up to 50 lbs. along, with assistance from other works, or with pallet moving equipment or cars, reach bend, stretch, walk, shuffle, or move: hands, arms legs, feet in order to load/unload passengers and cargo to and from vehicles. Driver must be conscious of fatigue and take the proper rest and or breaks. The driver is exposed to all kinds of weather conditions while driving vehicles, and loading/unloading vehicles. The driver may be exposed to the dirt and fumes, and to the danger of serious accidents and/or the possibility of cuts, bruises, and broken bones as a result of accidents while driving or from falling objects when loading and unloading vehicles. 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 Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations) Lead or Supervise Motor Vehicles Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Selective Placement Factor 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.
Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Transports patients/residents to and from medical facilities for healthcare services/treatment, includes loading and unloading passenger from wheelchair to vehicle. Operates with skill, ambulances for emergency transport, sedans, station wagons, and vans; loads/unloads heavy patients by stretcher when using an ambulance. Assures comfort, seatbelt use, and safety of the passenger. Communicates courteously, with tact and respect when in close contact with passengers, including those who are irate. Loads/unloads heavy cargo on the vehicle bed and builds the loads to prevent shifting/falling of cargo. Operates large trucks to transport laundry, food, refuse, and other cargo. Operates various types of vehicles safely, includes: one-half ton pickups, standard and automatic transmission, snow removal equipment with hydraulic attachments (e.g., power tail gates, compaction equipment, etc.). Makes minor repairs to vehicles, such as change tires and basic maintenance. Handles controls for proper driving, backing, starting and stopping, vehicle width/length/height/weight to judge clearances, turning radius, etc. Interprets and follows instructions and trip tickets; and submits reports to supervisor of motor vehicle operations. Performs other duties as necessary. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00am-2:30pm, May be required to work weekends and holidays based on agency needs. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English to meet the requirements of this position. 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. DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires a current, valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) class "B" with passenger endorsement "P" and Air Brake endorsement. Do not upload a copy of your CDL license at this time. If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your current, valid, and unrestricted Commercial Driver's License.