Motor Vehicle Operator

Motor Vehicle Operator – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

$24.67/hr - $28.77/hr

The Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) Motor Vehicle Operator (MVO) is a position under the Mobility Manager within the Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) at the Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare System (James Mountain Inhofe VAMC) in Tulsa – OK. The incumbent’s primary duty is to provide transportation to Veterans and their escorts to non-emergent appointments at the VA patient care facilities and/or non-emergent Community Care appointments.

To qualify for this position – applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement – 01/20/2026.

Experience:

A specific length of training and experience is not required – but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge – skills – and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. Screen‑out element:
Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen‑out element – which usually appears as question 1 in the online questionnaire…

• Major duties of this position include – but are not limited to:
  Driving responsibilities include buses with seating capacity of 6 to 8 passengers and light shuttles with seating capacity from 2 to 8 passengers.
• Vehicles may have up to five forward speeds and may be equipped with automatic or manual transmissions.
• The employee must have knowledge of defensive driving techniques – including the ability to recognize developing hazardous road and traffic conditions and the judgment to select alternate routes to avoid potential problems.
• Employee must use tact and courtesy in all contacts with patients – their family members – visitors – co‑workers and the general public.
• Follow standards of universal precautions and general principles of infection control in working with the patients being transported.
• Must practice safe patient transfer principles – utilization and maintenance of equipment and lifting principles – transfer/transport patients using portable oxygen tanks.
• The Motor Vehicle Operator may be required to use the Vetride tablet for assigned trips and duties.
• Work assignments may also be verbally issued by VTS dispatch by telephone or personnel contact.
• The Motor Vehicle Operator is responsible for understanding the use of Vetride GPS navigation tool and provides necessary data to track requirements needed by the VTS program.
• The employee is responsible for (1) protecting that data from unauthorized release or from loss – alteration – or unauthorized deletion.
• (2) following applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files – release of access codes – etc – as set out in an automated information system security access agreement – which incumbent signs.
• Motor Vehicle Operator Transports Veterans in all types of weather and road conditions and is subject to exposure to the elements during loading – unloading and fueling.
• Motor Vehicle Operator must be alert and abide by all state and local laws while driving government vehicles on public streets.
• The Motor Vehicle Operator is required to have a valid state driver’s license which is directly pertinent to the type of vehicle to be operated as required by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the State driver licensing agency and meet all requirements necessary to obtain a government motor vehicle operator’s license.
• The Motor Vehicle Operator shall be proficient in the operation of specialized lifts to safely load and unload wheelchair bound patients and employ the proper use of tie‑downs and other restraint equipment to secure wheelchairs and patients to ensure their safety during travel.
• Motor Vehicle Operator must possess the knowledge and ability to do routine preventive maintenance checks and services of all vehicles and special purpose wheelchair lifts and tie‑down equipment that he/she…