Employee will serve as a Motor Vehicle Operator located within the Northern California Healthcare System in Martinez, CA.

Duties

Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Drives, maintains, and cares for all types of vehicles such as passenger cars, patient transport vehicles, wheelchair vans, and trucks up to and including one and a half tons. Transports patients, employees, lab specimens, and materials safely between various destinations. Ensures that all required accident forms, bridge tickets, and manuals are maintained in the vehicle. Completes vehicle daily maintenance checks, including fuel, oil, water, automatic transmissions, instruments, horn, brakes, and any leaks. Reads and interprets road maps to determine the shortest and quickest route to and from destination. Properly loads and unloads vehicles so as to not injure patients or damage cargo. Performs other related duties as necessary. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm 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. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Requirements

Qualifications

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) - A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position. Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. The SPF for this position is: Requires a current and valid state Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with both passenger and air brake endorsements. (We cannot accept photographs; therefore, Do Not provide a copy of your Driver's License. This requirement will be verified during interview.) AND SCREEN-OUT: Requires the ability to do the work of a Motor Vehicle Operator without more than normal supervision. Experience includes working in a hospital or medical setting, driving various types of vehicles (passenger cars, patient transport vehicles, wheelchair vans, trucks) to transport patients and supplies/cargo; operating and using wheelchair or gurney ramps/equipment and applies proper lifting techniques to safely load and unload patients. I have experience reading/interpreting road maps to select alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic or other delaying conditions; and performing preventive maintenance on vehicles. (Resumes must support responses to the online questionnaire to receive credit for experience.) PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS: Work requires long periods of driving, lifting, and normal dexterity. Moderate to heavy physical effort is required in the frequent handling of patients. Must be able to help non-ambulatory patients from vehicles, wheelchairs, or gurneys, which may require considerable physical exertion, since some patients are debilitated or paralyzed. Patients must be moved correctly while using proper body mechanics to prevent injury. Required to work outside and is occasionally exposed to inclement weather conditions while loading and unloading vehicles. Drives in all types of traffic, weather, and is exposed to the possibility of serious accidents. The operator is subject to cuts, bruises, and broken bones as a result of accidents while driving or when loading or unloading vehicles. 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 Northern California Health Care System 10535 Hospital Way Mather, CA 95655 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]