8-2053
SUFFOLK COUNTY
PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT I
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2018
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $56,750
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GRADE 25
SPECIFICATION # 2053
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/civilservice. 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. Application may also be made using the Suffolk County application for
employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
Make your check or money order payable to the Suffolk County Department
of Civil Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the
last four digits of your social security number on the face of your check or
money order. 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, auxiliary police, volunteer firefighters, members in good standing of
a local fire district or ambulance company and volunteer CERT members. 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. Internet applicants should complete the
“Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form on-line. All other applicants should complete a
“Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with
your application (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be used to fill one current vacancy and future
vacancies for this title in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
DUTIES
Under the direct supervision of a
physician licensed to practice medicine in New York State, an employee in this
class assists in the delivery of non-specialized health care. The incumbent is expected to free the
physician's time for the less routine medical cases, by providing basic medical
services which do not require the physician's personal
attention. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Registration as a Physician's Assistant*
with the New York State Department of Education; and,
Either:
(a) Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree** in a Physician Assistant program; or,
(b) One
(1) year of experience as a Physician's Assistant; or,
(c) Two (2) years of experience as a
Registered Nurse or Medical Corps-person assigned to direct patient care.
Note:
Possession of a National Board of Medical Examiner's Certificate*** may
be substituted for the above experience.
Necessary Special Requirements
New York State registration as a
Physician's Assistant must be maintained throughout employment
in this position.
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.
*Please attach to the
application a copy of your current New York State Physician’s Assistant
license.
**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.
***Please attach to the
application a copy of your National Board of Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
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. Also include a copy of your
current New York State Physician’s Assistant license or National Board of
Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
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 Physician’s Assistant or as a
Registered Nurse or Medical Corps-person assigned to direct patient care.
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), final salary, 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 Civil Service
Department 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/civilservice.
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: September 5, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in
Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending a stamped,
self-addressed 9 ½” x 4” envelope for each title to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service,
P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be
considered eligible for this examination.
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 training and experience 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 announced 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 veterans’ credits where appropriate.
6.
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 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 Civil Service Department 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 non-county 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 throughout 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 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 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/civilservice
click on the “Weather Related Exam
Cancellations” link. Civil Service
Announcements are shown at the bottom of that
page. The following stations will
broadcast notice of cancellation:
WALK PATCHOGUE 97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3
FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1
FM
WLNG SAG HARBOR 92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1 FM
WRCN MEDFORD 103.9
FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website: www.news12.com
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