Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current, permanent employees at VA Western Colorado Health Care System, Grand Junction, CO only.

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Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Distribute and balance workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and rotation schedule. Ensure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload and assure that each employee has enough work to keep busy.
• Keep in touch with the status and progress of work and make day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities, obtaining assistance from the supervisor on problems that may arise, such as backlogs, which cannot be disposed of promptly.
• Give on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices.
• Instruct employees on changes in work procedures. Provide written instructions/documentation of changes.
• Maintain current informational knowledge base and answer questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc. and obtain needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems that arise.
• Check on work in progress, review completed work of newly trained employees to ensure correct procedures have been accomplished.
• Refer to supervisor questions or matters not covered by standards.
• Report to supervisor problems that make it difficult for employees to meet performance standards and competencies.
• Resolves simple informal workload issues of employees and refers others to the supervisor.
• Provide suggestions/feedback to supervisor concerning reassignment, training needs, recognition of outstanding performance and other personnel needs.
• The incumbent assesses the strengths and weaknesses of every subordinate employee in order to provide an effective and patient-oriented working mechanism throughout the section.
• The incumbent is aware of possible safety issues that could contribute to injuries or impede the continuation of processes or procedures necessary to ensure the Medical Center's functions are not interrupted. Appropriate action will be initiated and the Supervisor will be informed.
• Other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Lead Transportation Assistant/PD126790
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Pre-employment physical required
• 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)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/15/2025.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:Examples of specialized experience is defined as: Distributing and balancing workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and rotation schedule; providing on-the-job training to new employees; instructing employees on changes in work procedures; providing written instructions and documentation of changes; maintaining current informational knowledge base and responding to questions from employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc.; resolving simple informal workload issues of employees and refer others to the supervisor; providing suggestions/feedback to supervisor concerning reassignment, training needs, recognition of outstanding performance, and other personnel needs and issues; functioning as primary liaison between clinical staff and the Veterans' Transportation Program to include, problem solving, compliance with procedural policies and directives, competent interpretation of VA regulations.

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:

• Administration and Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership

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: Incumbent works in a well-lit, ventilated, office setting. Duties require sitting a PC/computer most of the 8-hour tour of duty in an ergonomic appropriate environment while assisting customers. Incumbent works in the hospital computer system as well as other electronic based programs. The incumbent may come in contact with angry and potentially violent customers. Position requires a high level of concentration and coordination. The work involves occasional risk to communicable disease in addition to the routine discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of a hospital setting.

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.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

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.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

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

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