Police Officer

Location: Perry Point

This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VISN 5 facility Police Service (PS). The mission of the Police Officer is to serve and protect Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities. Safety and security are paramount to ensuring that the VA successfully serve and honor the men and women who are America'sVeterans.

Major Duties:
The Police Officer will perform a full range of police duties by following and executing rules, regulations or procedures covering law and rules enforcement, physical and personal security operations, patrol duties, control desk duty, coordination with local courts, and /or crime prevention activities for the local jurisdiction.

* Protects the civil rights of all individual on VA controlled property.

* Prevents, detect, and investigates crimes.

* Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle.

* Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others.

* Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband.

* Obtains search and arrest warrants.

* Arrests violators

* Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel.

* Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift.

* Performs traffic control.

* Assists citizens in emergency situations.

* Performs other related duties assigned.

Work Schedule:

Shift work to include weekends and holidays.

Position Description Title/PD#:
Police Officer/PD25024-A

Physical Requirements:

The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds. It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed. The duties of these positions require moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of hazardous nature.

The following medical requirements apply to all applicants:
Good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the conversational voice.

Work

Conditions:

The work involves both moderate and high risks and possible endangerment of life or serious injury that requires the exercise of safety precautions and use of personal protective equipment. Work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate to severe discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high temperatures in confined spaces, high temperatures due to mandatory protective personal equipment, or adverse weather conditions during extended periods of traffic and patrol duties.

Work involves moderate risk requiring exercise of safety precautions when working around hazardous materials such as toxic gases, explosives, infectious biological materials, and other that pose a moderate risk of exposure.

Promotion Potential:
The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.