Motor Vehicle Operator

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center Nashville, TN, seeks a Motor Vehicle Operator to transport patients as needed to support clinic visits and program operations.

This position requires a valid CDL Class B with passenger endorsement; applicants must demonstrate license at interview. The job uses the Federal Wage System with standard work hours and evaluation criteria.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid CDL Class B with passenger endorsement.
• Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package; you will show it at interview.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients as requested to meet program needs and facilitate clinic visits.
• Operate and drive motor vehicles safely; work outdoors under varied weather conditions.
• Follow instructions and comply with safety procedures during vehicle operations.

Skills

CDL Class B

Passenger endorsement

Safe driving

Job description

Employee will be assigned to the Maintenance and Operations Section, VA Medical Center Nashville, TN, serving as a Motor Vehicle Operator. Employee regularly transports patients when requested to meet program needs and facilitate clinic visits. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factor for this position is:

Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) class B with passenger endorsement. Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid commercial driver's license at the time of your interview.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS:

Moderate physical effort is required in the handling of objects. Physical effort is used in reaching, bending, turning, in operating the vehicle. Works outside and at times is exposed to bad weather in loading and unloading vehicles. Is subject to injury as a result of accidents, while driving or loading and 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 Safely
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)
• Motor Vehicles
• Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)
• Reliability And Dependability
• Without more than normal supervision
• Work 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.