This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA),Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville, N.C., Veterans Transportation Section under the Associate Director's Office. The primary duties of this position is transporting the Medical Center patients, supplies, materials, mail, etc. Incumbent receives supervision from the Mobility Manager and the Transportation Assistant.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities for this position include, but not limited to the following: Operates diesel, electric and gasoline-powered vehicles with gross vehicle weight of up to and including 14,500 pounds. These vehicles are capable of carrying loads weighing up to and including one ton. Included are vehicles such as the 15- passenger bus, vans, trucks, automobiles. Vehicle specially equipped with stretcher and (non-emergency) medical equipment or may be equipped with special purpose powered equipment such as a wheelchair lifts or lift gates. Performs preventive maintenance, cleaning and emergency repairs to motor vehicles. Transports patients, mail, supplies, equipment and other duties assigned by the supervisor/transportation assistant. Operate vehicles transporting government personnel, patients, material and supplies offsite administrative offices, over local, state, and interstate roads. Operate vehicle transporting pharmacy items i.e., (discharge medication for nursing home patients), refrigerator items- i.e. (Injectable Medication), emergency pickup from other hospitals in the community for either impatient or outpatient pharmacy sources, lab items (urine, plasma, body fluids, stools, whole blood), diagnostic specimen, Specialty Clinic/Urgent Care Unit such item -i.e., (liquid nitrogen). May be required to transport a diverse group of patients including Psych Patients and Spinal Cord Injury patients. These patients are transported frequently. Drivers are required to check in with the dispatcher on their location constantly throughout the duty day to ensure that patients are being transported in a timely manner. This requirement also gives the dispatcher the ability to divert drivers as needed; reporting to the dispatcher is a mandatory requirement for all drivers and will be strictly enforced. All other duties assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Motor Vehicle Operator/PD02714A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/26/2023. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal SupervisionDecision MakingDrive SafelyReliability And DependabilityTechnical CompetenceWork Practices 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The daily duties performed by the incumbent consist of climbing in and out of vehicles, and the ability to maneuver longer and heavier vehicles such as patient vehicles. Moderate to heavy physical effort is required of handling objects weighting up to and over 50 pounds especially when loading and unloading patients. Incumbent must be physically sound and have good coordination of eyes, hands, feet, and vision and depth perception. Incumbent must be mentally alert to traffic hazards and dangers of the highway.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US
• Name: Ltanya Walker
• Phone: 919-503-8223
• Email: [email protected]