Motor Vehicle Operator

This position is located in the Transportation Section of the Engineering Service within the Hudson Valley Healthcare System and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital in Montrose, NY and the Castle Point VA Medical Center in Wappingers Falls, NY. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of functions, including providing transportation assistance to the medical center, transporting patients and family members, supplies, equipment, materials, furniture, linens and uniforms.

Major duties and responsibilities will include: Operates a variety of motor vehicles including cargo, van, trucks, and buses, which are gasoline or diesel powered with approximate gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds and up to 32,000 pounds; Transports patients and family members, supplies, materials, or equipment throughout the medical center complex and the local public area; Performs required operator maintenance; maintains service records; completes delivery records, trip tickets; and completes accident report in case of accident; Maintains fuel records, service records, completes delivery records, trip tickets, and compiles accident reports in case of accidents.

Understands the operations difficulties such as weight restrictions, various vehicle prohibitions on certain roads or areas, and rough terrain in order to haul equipment materials; Loads and unloads crated and uncrated equipment, supplies, and parts from vehicles; Uncrates material and as necessary, checks, counts, and sorts materials, stocks and palletizes material in closed or open storage; Operates a forklift truck (of up to 10,000 or more-pound capacity) in indoor warehouse or outside storage areas and on loading dock to load, unload, and store material; Uses a Mobile Data Computer (MDC) for GPS directional services, register Veterans boarding and unloading the vehicle, communicate via the MDC with the scheduler/dispatcher as needed Maintain records on the Mobile Data Computer (MDC) Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; Full - Time, 11:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved 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.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) - A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position. Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. The SPF for this position is: DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Requires a current, valid Class B (or higher) state-issued Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Passenger Endorsement AND Air Brake Endorsement is required for this position.

(Note: We may not accept pictures. Please Do Not submit a copy of your license. This requirement will be verified if interviewed.) ~AND~ SCREEN-OUT: Ability to do the work of a Motor Vehicle Operator without more than normal supervision. To qualify for this position, experience must include: operating a variety of gasoline- and diesel-powered motor vehicles, including pickup trucks, cargo vans, buses, and commercial trucks with gross vehicle weights up to 35,000 pounds to transport patients, family members, supplies, materials, equipment, and cargo throughout medical center facilities and surrounding geographic service areas.

In making your response, consider that you must have experience that provided you with the ability to do the work of position without more than normal supervision. (This experience must be supported by your resume to be creditable.)

Physical Effort And Work Conditions

Light physical effort is required in reaching, bending, turning, or moving arms, feet, and legs to operate hand and foot controls or motor vehicles. Physical effort is exerted In operating, turning, backing, and controlling heavier vehicles. Work requires standing on hard surfaces for extended periods of time; bending, stooping and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. May lift and carry Items that weight up to 50 pounds or more.

Heavier Items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from others. Forklift operation requires moderate physical effort in operating hands and feet. Vehicles are operated in all types of traffic and weather conditions on public roads and there is exposure to the danger of serious accidents. The employee drives in heavy traffic and at highway speeds over complicated roads and interchange systems. 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 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.