This position is located in the Health Administration Service (HAS) of the Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Corpus Christi, TX.

Duties

Operating a variety of vehicles such as stretcher van, 1-ton wheelchair van, passenger van, etc.; Picking up and delivering patients within the health care system; Planning driving routes using maps to select the most efficient route for each trip; Maintaining a work-issued cell phone to allow dispatch by phone or two-way radio; Maintaining a close liaison with professional staff to expedite emergency requests; Operating motor vehicles safely on various road conditions, maintaining proper following and braking distances, pivot points for turns, and speeds for each condition; Executing reasonable procedures for backing, parking, braking, and drying brakes and maneuvering in narrow streets with sharp turns; Monitoring gauges for properly maintained oil pressure, speed, water temperature, and fuel and battery levels; Recognizing overheated brakes, clearances for overpasses and bridges, and weight limits for roads, ferries, bridges, etc.; Performing road checks to monitor oil, air, fuel leaks, and tire conditions and diffusing any problems to ensure safe driving conditions; Reporting mechanical malfunctions/deficiencies to the Fleet Manager; Recognizing emergency medical situations and performing basic life support; Maintaining and cleaning vehicles and performing driver maintenance and minor emergency repairs; Maintaining vehicle maintenance and travel logs and completing accident forms as needed; Performing related duties as required. Work Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 7:00am - 5:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.

Requirements

Qualifications

This position requires a commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement and the ability to perform the duties of the Motor Vehicle Operator without more than normal supervision. PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The employee exerts physical effort in stooping, reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate the vehicle's hand and foot controls. The Motor Vehicle Operator operates the lift manually when necessary. Physical effort is required to stoop, bend, and climb to inspect a vehicle and to lift more than a 60-pound tire/rim combination to change tires. The employee operates vehicles in traffic and road conditions, including very congested urban traffic, interstate highways, city streets, county roads, rural unpaved roads, construction zones, and in all weather conditions. The Motor Vehicle Operator is required to work indoors and outdoors and is exposed to heat, cold, dust, rain, etc. The employee is exposed to dirt, fumes, grease, and other elements/irritants. 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 SafelyMotor VehiclesOperate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Reliability And DependabilityWithout more than normal supervisionWork 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address VA TX Valley Coastal Bend HCS 2601 Veterans Drive Harlingen, TX 78550 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]