8-2041
SUFFOLK COUNTY
CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: MAY
24, 2023
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $70,914
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GRADE 29
SPECIFICATION # 2041
All statements made on the application may be verified and the backgrounds of successful candidates
are subject to investigation by the appointing authority.
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. A
separate application and processing fee are required for each examination
(identified by examination number) for which you are applying. 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 or Volunteer
Emergency Medical Services Agency Explorers programs, volunteer CERT members
and members of the Suffolk County Police Explorers program. The fee may also be waived if you are unemployed and primarily
responsible for the support of a household and for recipients of Medicaid, SSI,
Public Assistance or those in a training program under the Job Training
Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act administered by a state or local
social service agency. Applicants should complete the “Request for Application
Fee Waiver and Certification” form online. All claims for application fee waiver
are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be used to fill future vacancies in Suffolk County
departments and non-county jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk
County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service.
DUTIES
An employee in this class functions as a
clinical nurse practitioner in a clinical specialty recognized by the State of
New York. The incumbent provides direct patient care, which includes
diagnosing, treating, and prescribing for a patient’s condition that falls
within his or her specialty area of practice.
The incumbent takes, analyzes and interprets patient health histories;
performs physical examinations; establishes diagnoses; creates individualized
treatment plans; provides care for acute and chronic illnesses; provides
preventive care; prescribes medications; provides patient care within the
accepted standards of practice. Work
requires considerable independent judgement and initiative, and is reviewed by a Division Manager, Medical Director or a
designee of the Department of Health Services through conferences, review of
reports and observation. Does related
work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Valid certification as a Nurse
Practitioner (NP)* issued by, and registered with, the State of New York, with
a specialization in a definite area of practice recognized by the State of New
York.
Necessary Special Requirements
At the time of appointment and during
employment in this title, candidates must possess a valid certification as a
Nurse Practitioner (NP) issued by, and registered with, the State of New
York. The clinical
specialty required for the specific position will be determined by the
department. At the time of
appointment and during employment in this title, candidates must possess a
valid Professional Registered Nurse’s License issued by the State of New
York. Depending upon assignment,
candidates may be required to meet the State of New York’s pharmacotherapeutic
requirements for writing prescriptions.
Depending upon assignment, candidates may be required to be credentialed by the Suffolk County Department of Health
Services’ Compliance Bureau Credentialing Committee, and maintain this
credential throughout employment in the assignment. At the time of appointment and during
employment in this title, employees must 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 current certification as a New York State registered
Nurse Practitioner (NP).
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
There will be no written or oral test for
this examination. Candidates who meet
the minimum qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of
their training and experience against the background of the duties of the
position. Please prepare a complete
summary of your relevant education and experience for this position.
In your summary of training include a copy of your college transcript(s) showing
all college degrees.
In your summary of experience describe fully each relevant position you
have held during the past ten (10) years.
Give the type of organization and your place within it. Give a clear and precise description of your
principal duties and responsibilities as a Clinical Nurse Practitioner,
including type of specialization, number of staff supervised, the staffs’
specific titles, and the extent of supervision.
Include the percent of work time you normally devote to each. If you have held more than one title with the
same employer, describe each job separately.
Applications may be
supplemented by a resume, but submission of a resume does not relieve a
candidate of the responsibility for completing all sections of the official
application. To receive credit for
experience on a job, basic information such as your title, name and address of
employer, title of supervisor, hours in the work week,
dates of employment (including month and year), etc., must be shown.
Be as concrete and specific as possible in
your summary of training and experience; ambiguity and
vagueness will not be resolved in favor of the candidate. Additional information concerning a
candidate’s training and experience will not be accepted
after the application has been rated. Rank on the eligible list will be determined by the scores received
on the training and experience evaluation plus veterans’ credits if applicable.
NOTES
1.
Should it become necessary to amend any
part of this announcement, the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and
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.
Candidates
who filed for this examination more than six months ago are
advised to amend their applications to include current information.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: April 24, 2023
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for
Employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Forms CS-205A and CS-205B.
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 Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for reconsideration
prior to the written test date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the announced
written test 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 score received
on the written test, plus 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-checker, personal digital assistant, address
books, language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, the
provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of
examination will apply.
9.
When
the written 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.
10.
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 Human Resources, Personnel and 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.
11.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
12.
Pursuant
to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police
officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional
ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or
police officer killed in the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when
you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation
to verify eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible
list is established.
No additional credits will be granted after the
eligible list is established.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries, etc., give
hiring preference to residents. Some
towns also require employees to establish residency within the township. For employment in a Suffolk County Department,
with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County Law, residency within
Suffolk County is required within five years of employment with the
county. In any case
in which residency preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific
residency standard as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
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 Suffolk County Department of Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on
this announcement for alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple Examinations Scheduled for the
Same Day: If you have applied to take a
written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county,
town, 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 tests 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 Human Resources, Personnel and
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/Civil-Service
and click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. Also check News 12
Long Island for notice of cancellation of this examination: NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, TV CHANNEL 12 or at
their website: www.news12.com.
Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service
725 Veterans
Memorial Hwy.,
William J. Lindsay
County Complex, Bldg. # 158
P.O. Box 6100,
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099, Phone: (631) 853-5500