Medical Care Transportation Technician (Paramedic) Position Available In Caddo, Louisiana

Medical Care Transportion Technician (Paramedic) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary This Medical Care Transpirion Technician

• Paramedic position is assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administrion (VHA), Veterans Transportion Services (VTS), Ambulance Service, in various VA Medical Center (VAMC) locions with an emergency room, acute care or urgent care clinic, or other similar departments performing basic and advanced life support procedures.

Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/12/2025 to 05/23/2025 Salary $61,111

• $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion Shreveport, LA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Multiple Schedules
• This is a part-time position with intermittent working hours.

Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CARZ-12734360-25-AL

Control number 836784500 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Videos Duties

• THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION

•

NOTE:

Intermittent employment is defined as non-fulltime employment in which employees serve under an excepted or competitive service appointment without a regularly scheduled tour of duty. A position with an intermittent work schedule is sporadic and unpredictable so th a tour of duty cannot be regularly scheduled in advance. Intermittent positions offer health insurance only if the employee is expected to work least 130 hours per month for least 90 days.

NOTE:

This is a part-time position. The salary listed represents full-time employment and pro-red based on the actual number of hours worked each pay-period. Likewise, benefits and time-off accrual will also be prored and based on your part-time work schedule.

Major Duties:

Responds to on-site accidents and other emergencies involving injury and illnesses, sometimes encountering situions which may be life threening. Determines and prioritizes approprie medical trement/procedures and need for additional assistance and performs pient triage and take/records pient’s vital signs as needed. Performs physical examinions and obtains pient history, assesses stus of pient’s neurological system, cardiovascular system, circulory system, skeletal system, orthopedic system, motor and sensory skills, and level of consciousness. Performs invasive and non-invasive procedures on pients with life threening and non-life-threening conditions per established procedures or as authorized/directed by physicians. Responds to cardiac and respirory emergencies, performs cardiac monitoring and defibrillion; maintains circulion controls bleeding and provides spinal management and immobilizion. Prioritizes trements for pients having multiple problems and employs a variety of advanced emergency medicine techniques, methods, and equipment during transport to the approprie medical facility. Provides fluid resuscition by intravenous line (IV) and manages trauma injuries, bleeding, and post-traumic shock. Operes various emergency vehicles and emergency/medical equipment, tools and supplies which may include ambulance, extricion tools, blood pressure cuff, cardiac monitor, glucose monitor, defibrillor, endotracheal tube, external pacing device etc. Performs all duties as assigned.

Designed Drug-Testing Position:

Applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Work Schedule:

This is a part-time position with intermittent working hours. Paramedics work roting shifts, including holidays, and are subject to occasional recall to maintain adeque coverage of the Emergency Department and ambulance service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Mandory overtime may be required due to run times th may extend beyond normal scheduled work hours.

Recruitment & Relocion Incentives:

Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probionary period Subject to background/security investigion Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Pre-employment physical may be required Paramedic shall obtain certificion as a Nional Registered Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic) no ler than (NLT) 18 months after employment as condition of continued employment with VA. Qualificions In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to

• and essential for
• sisfactory performance of the job).

Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further considerion. The Selective Placement Factors for this position are:

Screen-out:

Medical Care Transportion Technician

• Paramedic must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) Certificion.

Possess this certificion. (CERTIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

to receive credit for further considerion). Must upload certificion.

Screen-out:

Medical Care Transportion Technician

• Paramedic must possess and maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Certificion.

Possess this certificion. (CERTIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

to receive credit for further considerion). Must upload certificion.

Screen-out:

Medical Care Transportion Technician

• Paramedic must possess a valid/current ste issued/certificion for eligibility for employment (Paramedic).

Possess this certificion (CERTIFICATION

REQUIRED

to receive credit for further considerion). Must upload certificion.

Screen-out:

Possess a valid ste driver’s license. (DO NOT provide driver’s license. We may not accept pictures. This requirement verified during interview). AND In addition to the English Language Proficiency and Selective Placement Factors above, to qualify for this position the GS-09 grade level, you must meet one of the following qualificion requirements.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Possess least (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade level (GS-08) in the Federal Service, th is directly reled to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Medical Care Transportion Technician

• Paramedic.

Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech phologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience th required applicion of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes knowledge of a majority of body systems, i.e., skeletal, muscular, nervous, respirory, circulory, digestive, and genitourinary, to perform pient examinion; responding to accidents and other emergencies involving injury and/or illness which may be life-threening and require basic life support procedures; experience providing transportion of pients to medical trement facilities; using communicion equipment and techniques to accurely obtain and relay informion to and from dispchers and health care providers; knowledge of protocols and trements used in the delivery of emergency care for persons injured in chemical, nuclear, biological, and hazardous merials incidents; and experience opering emergency or pient transport vehicles.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE

(TRANSCRIPT

REQUIRED

): Possess a successfully completed two (2) full years of gradue educion or a Master’s degree directly reled to the work of this position. This educion must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

(TRANSCRIPT

REQUIRED

): Possess an equivalent combinion of successfully completed gradue educion (in excess of one year) and experience, described above, to meet total qualificion requirements. You red on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Clinical Da Collection/Documention Emergency Care First Response Pient Care Transportion

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 des. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure 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 Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Requirements:

The Paramedics work involves extended periods of heavy moving and lifting of pients in a variety of situions. Generally, the work requires recurring bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, and positioning of pients, frequently under adverse conditions or in confined areas. Paramedics may be required to spend prolonged periods in protective brehing apparus and protective clothing during chemical, nuclear, biological, or hazardous merials incidents/exercises. For more informion on these qualificion standards, please the United Stes Office of Personnel Management’s website . Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

NOTE:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC . WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your responses to the assessment questionnaire reviewed along with the informion provided in your resume and supporting documention to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, your ring may be lowered and/or you may lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. Candides who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. Qualified candides assigned to a quality cegory. The cegories are defined as follows: Best qualified

• applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position; Highly qualified
• applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; Well qualified
• applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and Qualified
• applicants possessing experience and/or educion th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors.

Applicion of Veterans’ Preference :

Cegory ring and selection procedures place those with veteran’s preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Preference eligible applicants th meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory (except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-09 grade level or higher). It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

IMPORTANT

Please ensure your resume include up-to-de contact informion (phone number(s), email address(s), etc.) To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Other (1) Other (2) Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention, i.e., Letter of Intent, reled to your active-duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must refer to the SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” and submit required documents as applicable and sted on the form. Documention is mandory to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/23/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.

Special Employment Considerion:

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities (i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiric disabilities), and/or disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. For more informion on how to apply using this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinor within the office, contact the facility Human Resources Department (318) 221-8411. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention and be found well-qualified (have a final ring of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . Agency contact informion VHA Nional Recruitment Center Phone Address Overton Brooks VA Medical Center 510 East Stoner Avenue Shreveport, LA 71101 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions per Cegory Ring procedures to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents

IMPORTANT

Please ensure your resume include up-to-de contact informion (phone number(s), email address(s), etc.) To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Other (1) Other (2) Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention, i.e., Letter of Intent, reled to your active-duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must refer to the SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” and submit required documents as applicable and sted on the form. Documention is mandory to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/23/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.

Special Employment Considerion:

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities (i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiric disabilities), and/or disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. For more informion on how to apply using this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinor within the office, contact the facility Human Resources Department (318) 221-8411. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention and be found well-qualified (have a final ring of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . Agency contact informion VHA Nional Recruitment Center Phone Address Overton Brooks VA Medical Center 510 East Stoner Avenue Shreveport, LA 71101 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions per Cegory Ring procedures to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/12/2025 to 05/23/2025 Salary $61,111

• $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion Shreveport, LA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Multiple Schedules
• This is a part-time position with intermittent working hours.

Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CARZ-12734360-25-AL

Control number 836784500 ., .