Motor Vehicle Operator

Veterans Health Administration; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Motor Vehicle Operator to transport eligible veterans and cargo using light trucks, minivans, ambulances, and other service vehicles. Responsibilities include vehicle operation, loading/unloading, route planning, and basic preventive maintenance to ensure safe and reliable transport.

Applicants must be able to load and secure wheelchair patients, follow safety protocols, and maintain professional interactions with veterans and caregivers.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate a forklift and assist in loading/unloading.
• Certified annually in Basic First Aid; CPR.
• Protective precautions with communicable diseases and safe driving practices.

Responsibilities

• Transport passengers and cargo in light trucks, minivans, ambulances, and automobiles.
• Operate vehicles including platform trucks, vans, trucks, fuel trucks, and other heavy vehicles within GVW ranges.
• Plan routes to avoid heavy traffic and unfamiliar locations; read maps effectively.
• Coordinate unpacking and storage of equipment; ensure safety, cleanliness and organization.
• Provide preventive maintenance for transport vehicles and load wheelchair patients securely.
• Maintain courteous, respectful interactions with veterans and caregivers; ensure eligibility for transport.
• Record daily arrivals of veterans via the VTS transportation van and adhere to schedule.

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position provides for the transporting of passengers and cargo in light truck, minivans, ambulances and automobiles. Drivers also perform operation maintenance (e.g., monitoring fluid levels, replacing air filters and interior lights, checking tire pressure and hose connection, etc.,) and clean vehicles as needed.

Key Responsibilities

Provides for the transporting of passengers and cargo in light truck, minivans, ambulances and automobiles Operates one or more motor vehicles including platform trucks, vans trucks, fuel trucks, state trucks, dump trucks, and trash removal trucks which typically have an approximate gross vehicle weight of more than 11,700 kilograms (26,000 pounds) and up to 14,400 kilograms (26:000 pounds).

Ability to operate a forklift truck to assist in loading and unloading of the vehicle. Select alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic or other delaying conditions, must be skilled in map reading in order to reach unfamiliar locations.

Plan, supervise, check, and coordinate the careful unpacking of technical equipment and proper storage to insure its safe keeping, availability, rotation, cleanliness and neatness, and the absence of fire and safety hazards, and coordinate the distribution of supplies and equipment to the using services. Preforms operation maintenance (e.g.

monitoring fluid levels, replacing air filters and interior lights checking tire pressure and hose connection, etc., and clean vehicles as needed. Operates and provides preventive maintenance for patient transport vehicles. Required to attend job-related skills training as coordinated by the Transportation Supply Section program. Familiar with tire chain installation when hazardous, snow packed and icy road conditions occur.

Provides non-emergent, safe transportation of eligible veterans and cargo. Required to know and be certified annually in Basic First Aid; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); and protective precautions with communicably transmitted diseases. Drive the vehicle in various road conditions to safely transport patients to their destination and know how to properly load and secure wheelchair patients in the vehicle.

Preform braking and maneuvering of the vehicle to avoid jostling the passengers. Responsible for transferring empty oxygen tanks for full ones, reading gauge and regulating oxygen flow for patients transported requiring this service. Use the power devices that operate van lifts and skill in manipulating a variety of controls and understanding equipment gauges, engine fluid level instruments and warning signals. Responsible for checks and maintenance of all types of vehicles.

Interacts in a courteous and respectful manner with a wide variety of people each day and assists disabled individuals boarding and un[1]boarding the vehicle. Responsible for providing the VTS program office a list of veterans who arrived at the SLVHCS via the VTS transportation van every day. Responsible to insure only eligible Veterans and their caregivers are transported to the Medical Center or satellite clinic and returned to their respective pick-up Locations.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday-9:30am-6:00pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Position Description Title/PD#: Motor Vehicle Operator/PD06798A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $29.49 – $34.41/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.