Electrical Worker

This position is located within Engineering Service at the Hudson Valley VAMC at Castle Point, NY. The purpose of this position is the preventive maintenance and inspection of patient wards and other areas located throughout the Hudson valley Health Care facilities. May require travel to the CBOCs and each campus to perform the functions of the position description.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date 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 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 on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:

• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
• Measurement and Layout
• Troubleshooting
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates 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 will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Responsibilities:

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Work involved in the maintenance, trouble shooting, and repair of basic electrical systems associated with fixtures, equipment in industrial, institutional, office and residential buildings.
• Replace bulbs, resetting breakers and replacing ballast.
• Clear stoppage in sinks, toilets, and drains.
• Respond to water leaks of any kind.
• Replace ceiling tile and floor tile that have been damaged, broken or stained.
• Respond to calls for room temperatures too cold and/or too hot (thermostat/fan coil motor/filter) as needed.
• Minor repairs to doors, handrails etc.
• Perform electrical inspection on small appliances.
• Maintenance on windows, checking and replacing parts.
• Repair and/or install office furniture.
• Receive work through written and oral instructions.
• Work with electrical components to install, maintain, troubleshoot.
• Repair/replace light bulbs, ballast, fixtures, control and switches.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on facility equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Electrical Worker/PD19A99A
Physical Requirements: The duties require considerable movement around the hospital and involves bending, lifting, work from ladders and scaffolding and platforms, both in and outside the building, and crawling through restrictive areas. The incumbent must occasionally lift equipment and materials weighting 50 pounds or more with proper equipment. Assignments may require him/her to stand, stoop, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.

Working Conditions: The incumbent is exposed to extremes of heat and cold, dust, dirt, noise, grease, bad smelling fumes, and moisture, as well as outside the normal indoor environment of the hospital. The work environment includes crawl spaces and narrow spaces. He/she may occasionally be exposed to disease, bad weather, possible electric shock, refrigerant gases, danger of falling, hand or power tools, danger from flying splinters and chips, respiratory ailments. He or she may have frequent exposure to the possibility of scrapes, burns, infections, cuts, and bruises. Occasionally, he or she may be required to wear protective clothing which are sometime heavy and uncomfortable. He or she will be required to follow proper procedures and wear proper protective equipment to minimize risk.

Salary : $32