What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisory Transportation Mobility Specialist position at VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System?
The primary purpose of this position is to manage all VTS and BT Program activities at the Sierra Nevada Health Care System in the Business Service section. Including patient transport, Special Mode Travel (SMT), mileage reimbursement claims, transportation contact, 911 ambulance claims, inter-facility transfers, and common carrier transportation contracts.
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Basic Requirement: Degree: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, the applicant must also possess:
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.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Travel will be required on a periodic basis.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
The position also supervises/ensures the VTS and BT processes comply with regulatory guidance, while assuring program effectiveness. The incumbent also serves as the primary POC and responsible party for BT IPERA audit processes and documentation. Incumbent serves as the Contracting Officer Representative for all transportation contracts, including common carrier, Special Mode, ambulance and air ambulance. The incumbent assures and oversees the scheduling of routine, urgent and emergent transportation for Veterans, matters related to resource allocation, program development, supervision, Fund Control Point management, inter-service collaboration, community resource development with internal and external collaboration and analytical assessments, including managing the BT Behavior/Audit processes/policies/ remediation/reporting . The incumbent is also responsible for working with state Veterans and Transportation Agencies and local transportation providers to establish expanded transportation networks to improve Veterans access to care.
VTS : Manages the VTP Program at the facility and VTS Drivers/Motor Vehicle Operators provide safe and reliable transportation to Veterans who require assistance traveling to and from VA health care facilities and authorized non-VA health care appointments within the Medical Center's catchment area. Manages demand against available resources to increase access to medical care through the Medical Centers organic transportation resources. VTS also collaborates with service providers in local communities to serve Veterans' transportation needs. VTS works with a network of transportation options for Veterans through joint efforts with VA's Office of Rural Health and organizations, such as Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) community transportation providers; federal, state and local government transportation agencies; non-profits and Veterans Transportation Community Living Initiative (VTCLI) grantees. The Mobility Manager is the local administrator of the Vet Ride System and is responsible of granting certain delegated access rights to facility staff.
Beneficiary Travel: Orchestrates travel for the Medical Centers BT eligible enrollees through mileage reimbursement and contracted travel modes. The staff adjudicates mileage, lodging, meals, common carrier, SMT reimbursement requests, determines eligibility and processes payments for eligible Veterans in support of costs incurred while traveling to and from VA health care facilities. The BT program also administers all BT transportation related contracts. The program may also provide pre-approved transportation solutions and arrange SMT at the request of VA.
The incumbent manages the Medical Center's Veterans Transportation Program services under the AD within the VAMC by planning, developing, evaluating, marketing and directing key administrative activities in multiple programs related to transportation system for Veterans, active duty servicemembers, Caregivers and others in metropolitan and rural/remote rural areas, especially those which are disabled, frail, elderly or receiving life dependent treatments (dialysis, chemo therapy, radiation therapy, etc.). Incumbent works closely and routinely with other services within the Medical Center, including, but not limited to: Business Office (HAS); Fleet Management; Medicine Service; Social Work Service; Nursing; Voluntary Service; Primary Care, Mental Health, Homeless and Rehabilitation
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday :
Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: 99781-S / Supervisory Mobility Transportation Specialist
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/08/2026.Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Basic Requirement: Degree: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, the applicant must also possess:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of administrative and technical aspects of the services. Identifies problems, gathers relevant data, assesses the data, develops and implements ideas for improvement, and evaluates efficacy of improvements (such as monitoring timeliness and supply and demand for new patient assessments). knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and precedents that affect the use of program and related support resources in the area, such as interpretation of various Standard Operating Procedures for managing complex administrative issues with mental health patients. OR,
- Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree orLL.M., if related. OR,
- Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond To combine education and experience, first determine how much of the qualifying experience and education you have, as a percentage of what is required for each. Add the percentages together, and if the total is 100% or more, then the combined education and experience is qualifying for the position. EXAMPLE: To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond the first 18 semester hours (i.e. beyond the first year) by 18. Add the two percentages together. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.] (NOTE: TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION MATERIAL. CONFERRAL OF DEGREE(S) EARNED SHOULD BE PRESENT ON TRANSCRIPT(S). UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS OK)..
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.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Travel will be required on a periodic basis.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Responsibilities:
Major Duties Include:The position also supervises/ensures the VTS and BT processes comply with regulatory guidance, while assuring program effectiveness. The incumbent also serves as the primary POC and responsible party for BT IPERA audit processes and documentation. Incumbent serves as the Contracting Officer Representative for all transportation contracts, including common carrier, Special Mode, ambulance and air ambulance. The incumbent assures and oversees the scheduling of routine, urgent and emergent transportation for Veterans, matters related to resource allocation, program development, supervision, Fund Control Point management, inter-service collaboration, community resource development with internal and external collaboration and analytical assessments, including managing the BT Behavior/Audit processes/policies/ remediation/reporting . The incumbent is also responsible for working with state Veterans and Transportation Agencies and local transportation providers to establish expanded transportation networks to improve Veterans access to care.
VTS : Manages the VTP Program at the facility and VTS Drivers/Motor Vehicle Operators provide safe and reliable transportation to Veterans who require assistance traveling to and from VA health care facilities and authorized non-VA health care appointments within the Medical Center's catchment area. Manages demand against available resources to increase access to medical care through the Medical Centers organic transportation resources. VTS also collaborates with service providers in local communities to serve Veterans' transportation needs. VTS works with a network of transportation options for Veterans through joint efforts with VA's Office of Rural Health and organizations, such as Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) community transportation providers; federal, state and local government transportation agencies; non-profits and Veterans Transportation Community Living Initiative (VTCLI) grantees. The Mobility Manager is the local administrator of the Vet Ride System and is responsible of granting certain delegated access rights to facility staff.
Beneficiary Travel: Orchestrates travel for the Medical Centers BT eligible enrollees through mileage reimbursement and contracted travel modes. The staff adjudicates mileage, lodging, meals, common carrier, SMT reimbursement requests, determines eligibility and processes payments for eligible Veterans in support of costs incurred while traveling to and from VA health care facilities. The BT program also administers all BT transportation related contracts. The program may also provide pre-approved transportation solutions and arrange SMT at the request of VA.
The incumbent manages the Medical Center's Veterans Transportation Program services under the AD within the VAMC by planning, developing, evaluating, marketing and directing key administrative activities in multiple programs related to transportation system for Veterans, active duty servicemembers, Caregivers and others in metropolitan and rural/remote rural areas, especially those which are disabled, frail, elderly or receiving life dependent treatments (dialysis, chemo therapy, radiation therapy, etc.). Incumbent works closely and routinely with other services within the Medical Center, including, but not limited to: Business Office (HAS); Fleet Management; Medicine Service; Social Work Service; Nursing; Voluntary Service; Primary Care, Mental Health, Homeless and Rehabilitation
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday :
Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: 99781-S / Supervisory Mobility Transportation Specialist
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Salary : $74,972