Police Officer

Veterans Health Administration • Tulsa, OK

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness (OSP), Police Service. It supports VA nationwide security, preparedness, and law enforcement operations, with a primary focus on protective and investigative services at a VA Healthcare System.

The Police Officer performs a full range of police duties, including law and rule enforcement, physical and personal security operations, patrol, control desk duty, coordination with local courts, and crime prevention. The role includes investigative work, arresting and prosecuting violators, protecting civil rights on VA-controlled property, responding to emergencies, and preparing reports.

The position has rotating shifts based on Police Services needs. Candidates must be willing to work weekends, irregular and extended hours, and to be detailed or temporarily assigned to related services or locations when necessary. This is not a virtual position. The work involves prolonged walking, standing, and other physical activity, exposure to outdoor temperatures and loud noise, and possible personal danger. New VA Police Officers must complete an eight-week course at the VA Law Enforcement Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Continued employment depends on satisfactory completion and meeting ongoing firearm, baton, medical, physical, and psychological requirements.

Requirements

• At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in federal service, including law enforcement experience maintaining order and protecting life and property; taking complaints; interviewing witnesses; securing crime scenes and conducting limited searches; responding to emergencies; gathering information and preparing reports; and conducting patrol, traffic control, and traffic accident investigations.
• Qualifying police work must include investigative work, patrolling assigned areas to enforce laws and ordinances, regulating traffic, controlling crowds, preventing crimes, and/or arresting violators. Security guard or corrections officer experience is generally not qualifying.
• Possess a valid, unrestricted state driver's license, a safe driving record, and medical qualification to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely; pass the agency Government Vehicle Drivers physical examination.
• Be able to possess firearms under the terms of the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, and qualify with agency-approved firearms as a condition of employment. Maintain firearm qualification semi-annually and annual qualification with an expandable Straight Baton (MEB).
• Complete the required eight-week VA law enforcement training course in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Meet medical requirements, including good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear conversational voice; pass required medical and psychological examinations and annual physical and psychosocial assessments.
• Possess the capacity to perform essential job functions without risk to self or others and maintain emotional and mental stability.
• Pass a character investigation and, if selected, a drug test; refusal to take the test or a verified positive result prevents appointment.
• Be a U.S. citizen and meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete all required application steps, including the online assessment, and required onboarding and pre-employment identification procedures.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Provide fully documented experience, including job title, duties, start and end month/year, and hours worked per week.
• Be willing to work weekends, irregular and extended hours, and accept details or temporary assignments to related services or locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Enforce laws, rules, and regulations and perform physical and personal security operations.
• Conduct patrols on foot or by motor vehicle, regulate traffic, control crowds, prevent crimes, and arrest violators.
• Conduct long- and short-term investigations, identify suspects, develop case information, and perform investigative work typical of detectives.
• Coordinate with U.S. and other prosecuting attorneys on case development, arrests, and prosecutions.
• Protect the civil rights of individuals on VA-controlled property and prevent, detect, and investigate crimes.
• Subdue persons causing disturbances or threatening harm to themselves or others.
• Follow search-and-seizure procedures, obtain search and arrest warrants, and secure evidence and contraband.
• Provide basic first aid and CPR before emergency medical personnel arrive.
• Prepare reports of activities and events occurring during a shift.
• Perform traffic control and assist citizens in emergency situations.
• Coordinate with local courts and perform control desk duties and crime-prevention activities.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may offer newly appointed federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service toward the rate of annual leave accrual, subject to prior request and approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed