Motor Vehicle Operator - Patient Transport

The Motor Vehicle Operator will provide transportation to Veterans and their registered care givers living in all parts of the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center's five state catchment area including rural areas, the William

C. Talent Outpatient Clinic, Knoxville and all affiliated Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

A current and valid state-issued Class B or higher Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Passenger and Air Brake Endorsements is required for this position (and must possess at application).

We cannot accept photographs; therefore, please do not submit a copy of your CDL driver's license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current and valid state-issued Class B or higher Commercial Driver's License with Passenger and Air Brake Endorsements.

The person in this position must have or will complete CPR and First Aid Certification training. This is VA station provided training that will be administered at the VA campus upon hiring and will need to be recertified and maintained throughout employment in this position.

The driver is required to exert moderate physical effort in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate hand and foot controls, assist patients and passengers and load/unload cargo daily. The driver will be involved in moderate physical effort in the frequent handling of objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Moderate physical effort may be required in making couplings between vehicle and towed equipment because safety chains, tow bars, and hooks must be lifted and properly secured.

The driver must be able to assist patients into and out of the vehicle, which involves physical exertion and frequent stooping or bending doors are manual therefore require effort for the driver to operate.

Driver works mostly outside, is exposed to conditions with dirt and fumes, inclement weather and the possibility of cuts and bruises and broken bones as a result of accidents while driving or form falling objects when loading and unloading the vehicle. Driver operates various vehicles in all types of conditions, traffic and weather on public roads and is exposed to the danger of serious highway accidents.

Driver will drive in heavy traffic at distances more than two hours one way and at highway speed over complicated rural sometimes unmarked roads and interchange systems including alternate and bypass routes.

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.

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
• Reliability And Dependability
• Without more than normal supervision
• Work Practices

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, Ameri Corps) 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.