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Motor Vehicle Operator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 50 days ago
On-site Nashville, TN $24.6 – $28.7/hr Apply by Aug 3, 2026 Motor Vehicle Operating ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The Motor Vehicle Operator position is located in the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) Engineering Service.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the Motor Vehicle Operator include but are not limited to: Maintain a commercial type driver's license that allows transporting passengers on buses and driving vehicles weighing over 26,000 lbs. gross.
- →Conduct operator checks and maintenance of all types of vehicles (i.e. safety equipment, fluid levels, tire pressures, belts and hoses, etc.) Maintain vehicle records and maintenance of vehicles.
- →Determine the best and safest routes to follow and be alert to road conditions, hazards, making adjustments to abide by all laws, weight, heights, and clearances.
- →Operate various motor vehicles including sedans, trucks, buses and lay down type patient vehicles.
- →Operate vehicle with gross weight of more than 26,000lbs equipped with air-type brakes.
- →Operate tractors with accessory equipment and is knowledgeable of power take-off style equipment and its safe uses.
- →Make scheduled trips on a regular and recurring basis carrying patients, materials, and equipment.
- →Working knowledge of lay down patient vehicle and the operation of all related equipment.
- →Remove snow and ice from VA grounds using all types of equipment as needed.
- →Operates dump trucks with hydraulic equipment such as platform lifts.
- →Must be capable of driving in heavy traffic using driving skills to maintain safe yet timely transportation of patients, materials and equipment.
- →Makes independent decisions as to safe operating condition and needs for emergent repairs.
- →Capable of moderate physical effort is required in the handling of objects.
- →Physical effort is used in reaching, bending, turning, in operating the vehicle.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job All 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.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 identification 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) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 724716e2-865b-4dee-9507-83ad518dcb53
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