Motor Vehicle Operator

Major Duties:

• Receives work assignments and direction regarding work methods procedures and schedules from either the Transportation Coordinator and/or the Mobility Manager.
• Operates one or more types of patient transport vehicles including emergency vehicles patient transport vans/buses and other types transport vehicles capable of carrying up to 8 or more passengers to and from VA Medical Center facilities private healthcare facilities and other private sector areas like patient homes railway bus stations and airports. Incumbent drives predetermined and/or scheduled routes or special runs.
• Arrives at and departs from pickup and discharge points at scheduled times.
• Operates the doors to allow passengers to enter and leave the vehicle.
• Reads installation maps and judges road/traffic conditions to determine the shortest and safest route. Provide friendly polite and courteous service.
• Enforces passenger safety and seatbelt use.
• Checks I.D. cards to ensure authorization of passengers as required.
• Drives over roads and streets through various types of traffic and possible weather conditions.
• Responsibilities are to safely transport patients in a manner that minimizes disruption to personnel and ensure maximum comfort during travel.
• Knows and abides by rules laws and traffic regulations pertaining to state laws.
• Makes trip to medical facilities homes railway bus stations and airport.
• Use multiple variations of Mobile Data Computer (MDC) in and out of the vehicles for assigned trips and duties daily.
• Assists with patients families of patients charge nurses doctors and other medical staff in a professional and courteous manner.
• Loads and unloads patients medical supplies and may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• All 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.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Pre-employment physical required
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work requires reaching turning or moving hands arms feet and legs to operate hand and foot controls. Incumbent will be required to assist patients with a variety of medical conditions and/or disabilities. Associated duties require stooping bending lifting climbing and securing patients oxygen and wheelchairs with appropriate securing devices. Lifts and carries objects weighing up to 50 pounds and heavier. Must follow prescribed safety procedures using appropriate lifting methods and body mechanics for heavy lifting or moving of heavy objects. Must be able to drive for a minimum of a four-hour period and stay mentally alert. If driver realizes they are not mentally alert they must use good judgment in pulling over at the first safe area road- checking vehicle with walk-around inspection and continue driving as soon as possible. Incumbent must pass a VA Physical and adhere to all VA and DOT drug and alcohol testing and guidelines.

WORK CONDITIONS: Drivers work mostly outside and operate vehicles in all kinds of weather. Drivers are exposed to dirt fumes and to the possibility of cuts bruises and broken bones as a result of accidents when loading and unloading the vehicle. Must have ability to drive in rural areas very congested Metropolitan traffic and/or construction zones. Must safely handle patients both stretcher and wheelchair in loading and unloading from vans and buses. The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours which may include evenings weekends and/or holidays. Shift work may be required. May be required to work overtime after normal working hours providing it is an emergency or their services are needed to transport patients.

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
• Without more than normal supervision
• Work Practices