Job Title: Health Technician (Patient Transporter)
Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Job Announcement Number: LP-10-LJa-363548
SALARY RANGE: $31,177.00 – $40,527.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 to Monday, July 12, 2010
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0640-04
POSITION INFORMATION: Full TimeCareer/Career Conditional
DUTY LOCATIONS: 5 vacancies – WEST LOS ANGELES, CA
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens
JOB SUMMARY:
Vacancy ID: LP363548 (Include on all documents).
To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise – “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to veterans?
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation.
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Additional Duty Location Info:
5 vacancies – WEST LOS ANGELES, CA
This position is located in the Hospital Operations Unit of Nursing Service at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA) in West Los Angeles. Duties and responsibilities include:
· Responsible for the safe and timely transport of patients.
· Transports patients via wheelchair or gurney and/or accompanies ambulatory patients who need assistance to various areas within the medical facility.
· Assists patients to and from transport vehicles.
· Ensures patients are properly dressed.
· Ensures patients have proper identification band and routing slip with destination indicated.
· Assist with telephone duties, appointment lists, master schedule and other special projects of a clerical nature.
