CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
ANNOUNCEMENT


EDWARD P. MANGANO, County Executive
KARL KAMPE, Executive Director
JOHN J. SENKO, JR. Chairman
SCOTT M. DAVIS, Commissioner
JEFFREY B. GOLD, Commissioner
NASSAU COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
40 MAIN STREET HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11550

PERSONNEL CHOSEN FOR MERIT AND FITNESS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, SEX, AGE,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS OR ANY OTHER NON-MERIT FACTOR

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY
July 06, 2010
NO WRITTEN EXAMINATION
FEE: $30.00 (See below)

OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
EXAMINATION NO. 7094CR(D)
CYTOTECHNOLOGIST II
NASSAU HEALTH CARE CORPORATION

REISSUED ANNOUNCEMENT

THIS EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD ON A CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT BASIS. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW ACCORDING TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED. NAMES OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE CERTIFIED ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST IN SCORE ORDER, REGARDLESS OF THE DATE ON WHICH APPLICATION WAS FILED. NAMES OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT TO A FULL OR A PART TIME POSITION OR ONE YEAR AFTER BEING PLACED ON THE LIST. CANDIDATES MAY REFILE FOR THIS EXAMINATION NINE MONTHS AFTER BEING PLACED ON THE LIST.

SALARY: $34,877 - $72,689.

APPLICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED IN PERSON OR FROM OUR WEB SITE AT www.nassaucivilservice.com. TO RECEIVE AN APPLICATION BY MAIL, FORWARD TO US A STAMPED (59¢), SELF-ADDRESSED 4" x 9" ENVELOPE (WRITE EXAM NO. & TITLE ON BACK FLAP).

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EXAMINATION, YOU MUST SUBMIT A SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR THIS TITLE.

FEE: NON-REFUNDABLE Processing Fee must be submitted for each separately numbered examination for which you apply. A certified bank check or money order (include examination number(s) ) MADE PAYABLE TO NASSAU COUNTY must be submitted with your application, NO CASH OR PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Applications submitted without proper payment will be rejected without review.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVER: A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household. In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency. All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification. If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver, complete a "Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification" form (available in our office and on our web site at www.nassaucivilservice.com) and submit it with your application.

NOTE: SEE ITEM NO. 6 OF GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING ADDITIONAL CREDITS FOR VETERANS, AND FOR CHILDREN/SIBLINGS OF FIREFIGHTERS/POLICE OFFICERS WHO QUALIFY UNDER SECTIONS 85A/85B OF CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

VACANCIES: SEE ITEM NO. 4 OF GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INFORMATION REGARDING VACANCIES AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO CERTAIN POSITIONS.
NOTE: More than two no-responses to canvass letters will result in the removal of a candidate from the eligible list.

AS THIS IS AN ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL POSITION, PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS MAY/WILL BE HELD PERIODICALLY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED MERIT SYSTEM PRINCIPLES, THE ELIGIBLE LIST ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF A PROMOTION EXAMINATION MUST BE USED FIRST.

RESIDENCY: SEE ITEM NO. 5 OF GENERAL INFORMATION.
NOTE: CANDIDATES MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK STATE FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE THE APPLICATION IS FILED. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT MAY BE GIVEN TO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE APPOINTING JURISDICTION.

DUTIES: Performs microscopic examinations of genital and extragenital cellular material for detection of malignant cells; performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be met on or before the last day of the filing period:
    1.
Continuing possession of a current, valid, license to practice as a Cytotechnologist issued by the New York State Education Department,
and, either
    A.
    Three years of satisfactory, full-time, experience as a Cytotechnologist in an approved cytology laboratory,
    or
    B.
    Registration as a Cytotechnologist by the American Society of Clinical Parthologists (ASCP)
    and
    Two years of satisfactory, full-time, experience as a Cytotechnologist in an approved cytology laboratory;
    or
    2.
Possession of a permit to practice as a Cytotechnologist at the Nassau Health Care Corporation issued by the New York State Education Department,
and, either
    A.
    Three years of satisfactory, full-time, experience as a Cytotechnologist in an approved cytology laboratory,
    or
    B.
    Registration as a Cytotechnologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
    and
    Two years of satisfactory, full-time, experience as a Cytotechnologist in an approved cytology laboratory.

NOTE: SEE ITEMS NOS. 1 AND 2 OF GENERAL INFORMATION.

SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
The only subject of examination will be an evaluation of your training and experience. You are, therefore, asked to include in your application a summary of all pertinent training and experience in sufficient detail so that your background may be evaluated against the duties of the position.

In your SUMMARY OF TRAINING include all college course work. You must specify number of credits received, dates of attendance and provide appropriate documentation.

In your SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE, you must specify the dates of your employment, the number of hours worked per week, your title, and the main duties for each. Be specific; vagueness and ambiguity will not be resolved in your favor. Candidates who submit incomplete applications or documentation may be disqualified.

NOTE: You are responsible for completing all sections of the official application. To receive credit for a job, basic information such as address, name and title of supervisor, hours in the work week, final salary, reason for leaving, etc. must be shown. Do not write "varied" for the amount of hours worked per week. Instead, write the number of hours in your typical week.
Date reissued: May 7, 2009