Utility Systems Operator
- Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital
- Loma Linda, California
- Full Time
Utility Systems Operor
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (VALLHS)
Summary
The position is the full performance level loced in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administrion (VHA), the Loma Linda, CA VA Medical Center (VAMC) in the Facility Management Service (FMS). The primary purpose of the Utility Systems Operor (USO) is to ensure the safe operion of the facility's centrally loced boiler and chiller plant.
Summary
The position is the full performance level loced in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administrion (VHA), the Loma Linda, CA VA Medical Center (VAMC) in the Facility Management Service (FMS). The primary purpose of the Utility Systems Operor (USO) is to ensure the safe operion of the facility's centrally loced boiler and chiller plant.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/08/2025 to 08/18/2025
Salary
$31.28 to - $36.51 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 9
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Loma Linda, CA
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
9
Job family (Series)
5406 Utility Systems Opering
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
Yes
Announcement number
CBSX-12777113-25-JP
Control number
842854300
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Clarificion from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion.
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Duties
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Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Controls, operes and maintains efficient and reliable operion of the electrical emergency power generion.
Manually runs emergency generor and perform manual operion of switchgears when necessary to maintain power supply to the hospital.
Visually inspects boiler settings and refractory linings for signs of deteriorion and failure due to he stress resulting in flue gases escaping into the plant and endangering on-duty personnel.
Controls, operes and maintains HVAC equipment inside the chiller plant and cooling tower yard.
Responds to hot and cold calls by analyzing the chiller plant and air handling units' (AHU) performance and make necessary adjustments to bring the HVAC system within parameters.
Analysis includes AHU set points, air filter condition, outside air supply temperure and humidity, damper/economizer positions, chilled wer valve opening, humidifier percent opening, fan speed and its relionship to the stic pressure.
Perform necessary temporary adjustments to keep hospital or space an acceptable HVAC condition.
Write notes in the log book of all work performed and adjustments made to be reported to USO Supervisor and briefing HVAC technicians.
Controls and operes two-domestic hot wer heers.
Observes and documents informion such as pressures, temperures, wer levels, and detectors to identify signs of trouble.
Monitors and performs Plant's chemical wer trement including testing of wer hardness coming from the tap and wer softener.
Monitors plant stus with Supervisory Control and Da Acquisition (SCADA) computer system.
Performs thorough housekeeping of boiler, electrical, chiller plants and cooling tower yard.
Keeps the Plant in an orderly manner, painting, sweeping and mopping and dusting off Plant equipment.
Operor makes independent decisions and judgments regarding troubleshooting techniques, and modificion and repair procedures.
Controls or operes a Supervisory Control Da Acquisition (SCADA) computer to control and opere life support equipment.
Performs maintenance on plant equipment using blueprints, specificions, sketches, and from oral or written instructions.
Balances electrical load between generors.
Maintains circuit voltage and frequency constant when generors are added to or removed from the system.
Responsible for monitoring the fire alarm system, medical gas alarm panel and elevor emergency call system for the entire facility.
Adjusts equipment as necessary for efficient operion, including such equipment as alarm devices, proper size burner tips, automic combustion controls, feed wer deaeror, and heers, chillers, internal chemical injection equipment, automic stop valves, forced and induced draft fans, fuel and steam pressure control and relief valves, feedwer regulors and pumps.
Perform operional testing of equipment and systems to determine their efficiencies.
Works with engineering to determine performance parameters for reliable operion.
Tests, adjusts, maintains, and repairs boiler safety devices such as flame safeguard systems, pressure switches, pressure differential safety switches, timers, wer column safety devices, electric/electronic probes and sensors, steam safety valves, steam pressure reducing valves and automic and manual fuel valves for preventing major pressure vessel failures and/or furnace explosions.
Work Schedule: Various shifts due to 24 hours operions
Position Description Title/PD#: Utility Systems Operor/PD10833A
Relocion/Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigion
Designed and/or random drug testing may be required
May serve a probionary period
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete applicion package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
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.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement.
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 demonstres 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 red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificion Standards .
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Equipment Assembly, Installion, Repair
Follow Directions
Operion of Equipment/Machinery
Troubleshooting
Without more than normal supervision
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; religions; 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.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.
Physical Requirements: May be required to lift weight up to 100 pounds. Heavy weights are handled by hoists or cranes and worker may be assisted by other workers. Heavy exertion may be required for short periods of time. May be required to sit, stand, kneel, crouch, stoop or work in awkward positions for long periods of time. Work requires close tention of eyes and coordinion of hands.
Working Conditions: Exposure to considerable noise due to operion of diesel engines, subject to call 24 hours a day. Works 8-10 hour shifts during 24-hour period. May be required to work from ground level to eleved positions of 50 feet on plforms or ladders. Exposed to high voltage electrical conductors, sharp end rough edges, etc. Subject to severe electrical shock, burns, cuts, bruises, and falls.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
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 (TJO). Please the Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more informion.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found .
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. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. 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.
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.
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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 Learn more about federal benefits .
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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 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. Applicants referred in the order in which they were received.
Narrive responses are not required this time. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job reled informion, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.
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.
For more informion on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Stus Candides and Other Candide Definitions document.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstement. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position.
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 VA for Vets 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
Help
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 Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
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
Required Documents
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Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Performance Appraisal
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/18/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. 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. 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 USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
Agency contact informion
Joshua Purpura
Phone
...
...
Address
Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital
11201 Benton Street
Loma Linda, CA 92357
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued 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.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Performance Appraisal
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/18/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. 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. 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 USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
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Agency contact informion
Joshua Purpura
Phone
...
...
Address
Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital
11201 Benton Street
Loma Linda, CA 92357
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued 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.
Expand Hide next steps
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/08/2025 to 08/18/2025 Salary $31.28 to - $36.51 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Loma Linda, CA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time 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 CBSX-12777113-25-JP Control number 842854300
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (VALLHS)
Summary
The position is the full performance level loced in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administrion (VHA), the Loma Linda, CA VA Medical Center (VAMC) in the Facility Management Service (FMS). The primary purpose of the Utility Systems Operor (USO) is to ensure the safe operion of the facility's centrally loced boiler and chiller plant.
Summary
The position is the full performance level loced in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administrion (VHA), the Loma Linda, CA VA Medical Center (VAMC) in the Facility Management Service (FMS). The primary purpose of the Utility Systems Operor (USO) is to ensure the safe operion of the facility's centrally loced boiler and chiller plant.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/08/2025 to 08/18/2025
Salary
$31.28 to - $36.51 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 9
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Loma Linda, CA
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
9
Job family (Series)
5406 Utility Systems Opering
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
Yes
Announcement number
CBSX-12777113-25-JP
Control number
842854300
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Clarificion from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion.
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Duties
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Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Controls, operes and maintains efficient and reliable operion of the electrical emergency power generion.
Manually runs emergency generor and perform manual operion of switchgears when necessary to maintain power supply to the hospital.
Visually inspects boiler settings and refractory linings for signs of deteriorion and failure due to he stress resulting in flue gases escaping into the plant and endangering on-duty personnel.
Controls, operes and maintains HVAC equipment inside the chiller plant and cooling tower yard.
Responds to hot and cold calls by analyzing the chiller plant and air handling units' (AHU) performance and make necessary adjustments to bring the HVAC system within parameters.
Analysis includes AHU set points, air filter condition, outside air supply temperure and humidity, damper/economizer positions, chilled wer valve opening, humidifier percent opening, fan speed and its relionship to the stic pressure.
Perform necessary temporary adjustments to keep hospital or space an acceptable HVAC condition.
Write notes in the log book of all work performed and adjustments made to be reported to USO Supervisor and briefing HVAC technicians.
Controls and operes two-domestic hot wer heers.
Observes and documents informion such as pressures, temperures, wer levels, and detectors to identify signs of trouble.
Monitors and performs Plant's chemical wer trement including testing of wer hardness coming from the tap and wer softener.
Monitors plant stus with Supervisory Control and Da Acquisition (SCADA) computer system.
Performs thorough housekeeping of boiler, electrical, chiller plants and cooling tower yard.
Keeps the Plant in an orderly manner, painting, sweeping and mopping and dusting off Plant equipment.
Operor makes independent decisions and judgments regarding troubleshooting techniques, and modificion and repair procedures.
Controls or operes a Supervisory Control Da Acquisition (SCADA) computer to control and opere life support equipment.
Performs maintenance on plant equipment using blueprints, specificions, sketches, and from oral or written instructions.
Balances electrical load between generors.
Maintains circuit voltage and frequency constant when generors are added to or removed from the system.
Responsible for monitoring the fire alarm system, medical gas alarm panel and elevor emergency call system for the entire facility.
Adjusts equipment as necessary for efficient operion, including such equipment as alarm devices, proper size burner tips, automic combustion controls, feed wer deaeror, and heers, chillers, internal chemical injection equipment, automic stop valves, forced and induced draft fans, fuel and steam pressure control and relief valves, feedwer regulors and pumps.
Perform operional testing of equipment and systems to determine their efficiencies.
Works with engineering to determine performance parameters for reliable operion.
Tests, adjusts, maintains, and repairs boiler safety devices such as flame safeguard systems, pressure switches, pressure differential safety switches, timers, wer column safety devices, electric/electronic probes and sensors, steam safety valves, steam pressure reducing valves and automic and manual fuel valves for preventing major pressure vessel failures and/or furnace explosions.
Work Schedule: Various shifts due to 24 hours operions
Position Description Title/PD#: Utility Systems Operor/PD10833A
Relocion/Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigion
Designed and/or random drug testing may be required
May serve a probionary period
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete applicion package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
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.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement.
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 demonstres 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 red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificion Standards .
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Equipment Assembly, Installion, Repair
Follow Directions
Operion of Equipment/Machinery
Troubleshooting
Without more than normal supervision
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; religions; 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.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.
Physical Requirements: May be required to lift weight up to 100 pounds. Heavy weights are handled by hoists or cranes and worker may be assisted by other workers. Heavy exertion may be required for short periods of time. May be required to sit, stand, kneel, crouch, stoop or work in awkward positions for long periods of time. Work requires close tention of eyes and coordinion of hands.
Working Conditions: Exposure to considerable noise due to operion of diesel engines, subject to call 24 hours a day. Works 8-10 hour shifts during 24-hour period. May be required to work from ground level to eleved positions of 50 feet on plforms or ladders. Exposed to high voltage electrical conductors, sharp end rough edges, etc. Subject to severe electrical shock, burns, cuts, bruises, and falls.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
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 (TJO). Please the Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more informion.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found .
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. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. 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.
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.
Expand Hide additional informion
Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
Help
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 Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
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 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. Applicants referred in the order in which they were received.
Narrive responses are not required this time. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job reled informion, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.
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.
For more informion on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Stus Candides and Other Candide Definitions document.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstement. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position.
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 VA for Vets 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
Help
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 Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
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
Required Documents
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Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Performance Appraisal
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/18/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. 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. 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 USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
Agency contact informion
Joshua Purpura
Phone
...
...
Address
Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital
11201 Benton Street
Loma Linda, CA 92357
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued 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.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Performance Appraisal
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/18/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. 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. 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 USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
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Agency contact informion
Joshua Purpura
Phone
...
...
Address
Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital
11201 Benton Street
Loma Linda, CA 92357
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued 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.
Expand Hide next steps
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/08/2025 to 08/18/2025 Salary $31.28 to - $36.51 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Loma Linda, CA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time 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 CBSX-12777113-25-JP Control number 842854300
Job ID: 488915051
Originally Posted on: 8/10/2025
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