PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION
70504-010
PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSE IV
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER
30, 2024
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: DECEMBER
7, 2024
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $80,936
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GRADE 31
SPECIFICATION #
2026
APPLICATION
PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application-processing fee is $40.
Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service. Payment must be made by VISA or MasterCard
credit card and there will be an additional convenience fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of receipt of application
will be sent to all internet applicants via e-mail. The application processing fee is
non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application processing fee may be
waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, active
duty military, members of the reserves or National Guard, auxiliary
police, firefighters, members in good standing of a local fire district or
ambulance company, members of a Volunteer Fire Department and volunteer CERT
members. Internet applicants should
complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form
online. All claims for application fee
waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
Under general supervision of a Division director or designee of the Department of Health
Services, an employee in this class acts as chief of the assigned bureau or
program and is responsible for its overall functions, including both clinical
and non-clinical aspects. The employee
is responsible for the overall evaluation, monitoring, and work to improve the
quality of public health and home health programs. The employee is responsible for the training
and supervision of Public Health Nurses III and other staff within the bureau
or program. Work requires considerable
independent judgment and initiative, and is reviewed
by a Division Director or a designee of the Department of Health Services
through conferences, review of reports and observation. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY
State with a Master’s Degree* in Nursing, Public Health, or a health related
field, and;
Either:
(a)
One (1) year of permanent competitive status as a Public Health Nurse III;** or,
(b)
Two (2) years of permanent competitive status as a Clinical Nurse Practitioner;** or,
(c)
Three (3) years of permanent competitive status as a Public Health Nurse
II.**
**Provisional time immediately preceding a
permanent appointment to the same title(s) will be credited.
Necessary Special Requirements
At the time of appointment and during
employment in this title, candidates must possess a Professional Registered
Nurse's License issued by the New York State Education Department. Candidate must complete 15 hours of
continuing education in public health and management related topics approved by
the New York State Department of Health within the first year of
employment. At the time of appointment
and during employment in this title, candidates will be required to possess a
valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State. Candidates must meet federal and New York
State employee health requirements, including but not limited to immunizations,
for the programs in which they are assigned.
*Please attach to the application a copy
of your college transcript(s) which must have your name, college name, and date
of graduation printed on it by the institution.
Grade reports, incomplete transcripts and other similar documents are unacceptable.
SCOPE OF THE
EXAMINATION
The written test will cover
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Educating
and interacting with the public;
2.
Preparing
written material;
3.
Understanding
and interpreting written material;
4.
Administrative
supervision;
5.
Administration.
Note: The
use of calculators is recommended for this examination.
Note: The
New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for
this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication
'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This
publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Department of
Civil Service reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
2.
Expanded Description of the examination subtests.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by December 4, 2024
are advised to contact the department before the written test date at (631)
853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE PREPARED: September 23, 2024
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Promotional Examination
(Form CS-203).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Form CS-203.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date
of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations. Unless otherwise stated, part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the last filing date
appearing on this announcement. Appeals
received on or after the last filing date will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this
competition. Unless otherwise specified,
the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on
the basis of the scores received on the written test, plus seniority and
veterans' credits where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an
application is rejected, due notice will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are
permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery-powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards,
spell-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language
translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the
jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed. In accordance with Section 52 of
the Civil Service Law, for county service, first consideration in appointment
will be given to employees in the department where a vacancy occurs after which
appointments will be made from the general eligible list.
9.
When
an examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with
the rating of examination will apply.
10.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil
Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations which deal
with the rating of examination will apply.
11.
The
eligible list established as a result of this
examination will remain in force for at least one year and may be extended by
the Department of Civil Service for a maximum of four years. Changing conditions may make it necessary to
certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced.
12.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional
application form.
13.
For
each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the
jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added
to the scores of passing candidates only.
14.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification. Some
employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a
background investigation.
15.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are
appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may be required to pass
qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological evaluations.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
18.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Department of Civil Service before
the last filing date appearing on this announcement for alternate test date
information.
19.
Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Date:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, towns, city) scheduled to be held on the
same test date as this written test, you must notify each of the local
jurisdictions no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make
arrangements for taking all test at one test site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination
center. If you have any questions please call the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/CivilService
and click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the
bottom of that page.
Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service
725 Veterans
Memorial Highway
William J. Lindsay
County Complex, Bldg. # 158
P. O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099
Phone (631)
853-5500