8-2641
SUFFOLK COUNTY
MEDICAL SERVICES SPECIALIST
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
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STARTING ANNUAL
SALARY $68,460
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GRADE 23 STEP 6
SPECIFICATION # 2641
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. 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, firefighters, members in good standing of a local
fire district or ambulance company, 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. 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 position will be used to fill future vacancies in the Suffolk County
Department of Social Services.
DUTIES
An employee in this class completes
medical and social assessments to determine the needs of potential home care
and/or long-term home health care clients. The employee may authorize specific
hours of personal care services and monitor quality of home care services
rendered to eligible Medical Assistance clients or assist vulnerable
populations in locating the appropriate care.
The incumbent is expected to exercise
independent initiative and judgment.
Work is performed under general supervision and
is reviewed by a professional or administrative superior through conferences
and reports for conformance to departmental regulations. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a
college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by New York
State with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree* in Nursing or other health or human
services field, plus two (2) years of experience as a registered professional
nurse** in home health care and/or the review of home health care services for
medical necessity or in the delivery of preventive health care services. Experience must have been
gained within the last ten (10) years.
Necessary Special Requirements
At the time of appointment and during
employment in this title, employees must possess a Registered Nurse's license
issued by the State of New York.
Employees must also possess and maintain a
valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State.
*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 current New York State Registered Nurse’s
license.
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.
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 supervisory, hours in the workweek, dates of employment
(including month and year), etc. must be shown.
In your summary of training include a copy of
your college transcript(s)* showing all degrees awarded.
In your summary of experience please indicate
the date that you first received your Registered Nurse’s Professional License**. Describe fully each relevant position you
have held in the last ten (10) years.
Experience should include experience in home health care and/or the
review of home health care services for medical necessity or in the delivery of
preventive health care services. State
the type of organization and your place within it. Give a clear and precise description of your
principal duties in each position including the percent of work time you
normally devote to each. If you had any
supervisory experience, include the number of those supervised and the
timeframe of this supervision.
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.
***This
examination is given on a continuous recruitment
basis. This is a training and experience
evaluation. The names of candidates who
meet the minimum qualifications will be continuously added to the eligible list
on the basis of the scores received on the training
and experience evaluation plus veteran’s credits where applicable. Candidates will remain eligible for
appointment for a maximum of one (1) year after which time the name of candidates
who have not been appointed will be removed from the eligible list.
2.
A
candidate whose name appears on this eligible list may not submit application
for re-evaluation until his/her one (1) year period of eligibility expires.
3.
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/Departments/Civil-Service.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: November 7, 2019
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Candidates
must submit Suffolk County Application forms.
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.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications upon
submission of the application. Unless
otherwise stated, part-time experience will be pro-rated.
3.
If
an application is rejected, due notice will be sent. Candidates found ineligible to compete in the
training and experience evaluation may appeal to the Department of Civil
Service for reconsideration by submitting additional information in writing
within five (5) business days of the postmark of the notice of ineligibility.
4.
Candidates
who fail the training and experience evaluation 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 training and experience
evaluation, plus veterans’ credits where appropriate.
5.
There
may be restrictions on employment for those who are under 18 or over 70 years
of age.
6.
When
the training and experience evaluation 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 training and
experience evaluations will apply.
7.
When
the training and experience evaluation 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 training and experience evaluations
will apply.
8.
The
eligible list established as a result of this training
and experience evaluation 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.
9.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. For any questions
regarding competing in a continuous recruitment
training and experience evaluation please contact the Suffolk County Department
of Civil Service.
www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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