8-2053

SUFFOLK COUNTY

 

PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT I

 

CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice

 

 

·       LAST FILING DATE:         OCTOBER 3, 2018  

·       COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $56,750                

·       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

 

 

 

SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE

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