Motor Vehicle Operator

Job Overview This position is located at the Philadelphia, PA VA Medical Center. The role requires operating patient transport vehicles including emergency vehicles, patient transport vans/buses, and other 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 such as patient homes, railways, bus stations, and airports. The incumbent drives predetermined and/or scheduled routes or special runs. Driver's License Requirement Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with passenger endorsement to operate a motor vehicle. Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid commercial driver's license at the time of your interview. Physical Effort and Work Conditions 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 the driver realizes they are not mentally alert, they must use good judgment in pulling over at the first safe area, road‑checking the vehicle with a 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 the possibility of cuts, bruises, and broken bones as a result of accidents when loading and unloading the vehicle. Must have the 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 outside 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 when it is an emergency or their services are needed to transport patients. Qualifications 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 Experience and Credit 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 based on the time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr