This position is located at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco, CA. The work includes the operation of gasoline, diesel, or electronic powered wheeled vehicles to haul cargo and fuel, transport passengers, or to tow or recover equipment.
Selective Placement Factors (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Driver's License: This position requires a Commercial Driver's License (Class B) with passenger endorsement, gross vehicle weight requirement of 26,001 or more pounds to include air-brakes. Note: Must submit a copy of the required valid state issued Commercial Driver's License/Driver's Record at the time of interview. PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: You will exert moderate physical effort in operating, turning, backing and controlling vehicles which carry heavy loads and large numbers of people. Vehicles are operated in all types of traffic and weather conditions on public roads and there is exposure to the danger of serious accidents. You will drive in heavy traffic and at highway speeds over complicated roads and interchange systems. 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) Motor Vehicles Reliability And Dependability 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 and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Shuttles patients and family members to and from approved locations on specific trip assignments and on regularly established schedules; Drives on public roads in rural and urban areas, to include federal, state, and country roads and city streets, both improved and unimproved in all traffic and weather conditions; Operates and provides preventative maintenance for patient transport vehicles; and Performs maintenance of the vehicles, such as refueling and maintenance of appropriate fluid levels, operating malfunctions for repair and maintaining the interior and exterior of the vehicles. Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; work schedule varies between the hours of 5:00am-10:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved 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.