This position is located at the Palto Alto Medical Center in Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service. The employee is responsible for evaluating durable medical equipment and all mechanical devices utilized by patients to determine the safety of the devices.

Duties

The employee repairs, maintains, overhauls, and modifies the full range of electrically and mechanically operated durable medical equipment such as power wheelchairs, scooters, electric hospital beds, rollators, wheelchair/van lifts and other non-mechanical devices such as walkers. The equipment may be new, stored, repaired or returned items. The incumbent determines equipment deficiencies, adjustments needed and the parts necessary to place each item in proper operating condition by operational tests, visual examination, and by use of a variety of measuring devices or electrical test equipment. The employee disassembles equipment and repairs or replaces wiring, electrical elements, switches, etc. The employee repairs or replaces electric motors by soldering connections, replacing bearings, etc. The incumbent replaces damaged or faulty framework, timers, regulators, gaskets, and similar controls. The employee secures parts and supplies from parts room or salvageable equipment; fabricates simple parts such as gaskets, washers. The employee reassembles equipment, performs applicable tests, makes needed adjustments and accomplishes applicable modifications to assure performance standards are met. The employee will have certification of education and training on repair, assembly, and the punctuality of above mentioned equipment. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00am - 4:30pm) Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Lifts or handles items 15 -44 pounds. Assignments involve standing, bending, or working from cramped or kneeling positions. Working Conditions: Works in a well-lit, heated, and ventilated shop area, in shelters or at workbench. Exposed to possibility of electric shock, burns, or injury from use of hand and power tools. 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: Equipment Assembly, Installation, RepairProduction and ProcessingTechnical CompetenceTroubleshootingWithout more than normal supervision 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Palo Alto VA Medical Center 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]