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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.

Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Operating extra-long and high 36 passenger bus/ 15 passenger van patients transport vehicles (typically 12,000 to 21,500 lb. average weight)
• Transporting patients to and from the facilities to designated stops through inter-city traffic and a busy interstate highway as up to 200 miles per day
• Carrying cargo/mail as listed below
• Operating other vehicles including sedans, carryalls, cargo vans and trucks up to 26,500 lb. curb weight, and other vehicles assigned to the clinic
• Keeping the supervisor informed as to any variations in job assignments, such as schedule and route changes, vehicles status, passenger/cargo statues, etc.
• Carrying out his/her duties in a safe, proficient and expeditious manner, adhering to schedule selecting safest most direct route, obeying all traffic laws and safety regulations/procedures, and ensuring a safe
• comfortable ride for passengers
• Ensuring a variety of safety and environmental regulations are in compliance by reviewing requirements
• Making frequent inspections of facilities, shops and equipment to ensure all meet CEOSH, Life Safety, Joint Commission and OSHA compliance regulations
• Supporting other Engineering Personnel as needed on an interim basis

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 05:00 a.m. to 01:30 p.m.; 08:30 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.; 09:30 a.m. to 06:00 p.m.
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• All 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.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Pre-employment physical required
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT: As a Motor Vehicle Operator, the incumbent must use sound judgment; maintain mental and physical poise. Incumbent must handle objects weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally more with assistance. Incumbent may assist on an infrequent basis, medical personnel or staff in the transfer of litter patients to and from beds and litters, and the loading and unloading of patients to and from litter vans. Tasks often require physical exertion such as walking, turning, stooping, bending, etc. Motor Vehicle Operator must maneuver vehicles over improved/unimproved and even/uneven roads throughout his/her trip, adhering to all speed limits/restrictions, and using side mirrors and spotter in difficult areas such as receiving docks, hospital loading, unloading zones, parking areas, backing up, etc. Incumbent applies safety and loading/unloading regulations at all times in regard to patients, cargo and mail, using correct body mechanics to prevent injury. He/she assists patients in/out of the vehicle when needed, involving physical exertion and frequent stooping, and bending. Incumbent must have knowledge and experience in proper loading/unloading sequence of cargo to achieve balance, protection of fragile items and safety of cargo/patients.

WORK CONDITIONS: Incumbent is required to work away from their home clinic in all types of weather and traffic conditions while performing his/her duties. He/she is exposed to danger of serious accidents and operates the vehicles in congested traffic conditions on regular and interstate highways at slow and fast speeds. These roads also include complicated interchange systems. Must deal and interact with patients with a variety of physical and mental disabilities. Incumbent is exposed to the possibility of cuts, bruises, strains, etc., when loading/unloading cargo. This position is subject to overtime work.

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:

• Motor Vehicles
• Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)
• Reliability And Dependability
• Without more than normal supervision
• Work Practices

AND

COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: You must possess a current valid Class B (or higher) Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with air brake AND passenger endorsements. (We cannot accept photographs, so please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You may be required to show your valid driver's license at the time of your interview.)

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.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.

Application of Veterans' Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligible applicants that meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.