APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY
July 06, 2010 | SPECIAL EXAMINATION PROGRAM
SEE BELOW
FEE: $30.00 (See below) |
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OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
EXAMINATION NO. 8029CR(D) |
Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. The exam will be held Monday through Friday, on an "as needed" basis. This Commission reserves the right to alter any or all administrative aspects of the exam. Names of successful candidates will be removed from the eligible list at the time of appointment to a position or one year after being placed on the list. Successful candidates may re-file for this examination one year after being placed on the list. Candidates who do not pass may re-file one year after the date they participated in the examination.
NOTE: IN ADDITION TO THIS EXAMINATION, THE FOLLOWING CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ANNOUNCED:
EXAMINATION NO. 8028CR(D) - ADMISSIONS OFFICER I
CANDIDATES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH ADMISSIONS OFFICER I AND ADMISSIONS OFFICER I (BILINGUAL) (SPANISH SPEAKING) MUST APPLY FOR THEM AT THE SAME TIME ON THE SAME APPLICATION; CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER EXAMINATION AGAIN FOR ONE YEAR AS STATED IN THE ABOVE EXAMINATION PROGRAM EXPLANATION.
SALARY: $23,568 - $47,155.
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).
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.
CAREFULLY REVIEW THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE THAT YOU MEET THEM, AS THIS IS A NON-REFUNDABLE PROCESSING FEE. 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 by the close of business on the Application Deadline as listed on the Examination Announcement.
PHYSICALLY DISABLED, ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER, AND APPLICANTS REQUESTING RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION: It is your responsibility to write to the Civil Service Commission (Attention Recruitment) or call them at (516) 572-2702, no later than three days after the last day to file applications, to make the necessary arrangements. Failure to follow these instructions may preclude us from providing to you the requested assistance (SEE ITEM NO. 3 OF GENERAL INFORMATION).
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.
RESIDENCY: SEE ITEM NO. 5 OF GENERAL INFORMATION.
NOTE: CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY AND/OR SUFFOLK COUNTY AND/OR QUEENS COUNTY FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN TEST AND MAINTAIN RESIDENCY AS STATED ABOVE UNTIL APPOINTMENT FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THIS EXAMINATION. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT MAY BE GIVEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE APPOINTING JURISDICTION.
TOTAL TIME ALLOWED FOR EXAMINATIONS HELD ON THIS DATE MAY NOT EXCEED EIGHT HOURS.
DUTIES: Enters and discharges hospital patients; performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be met on or before the date of the written test:
Graduation from high school
and
Two years of general office experience in a hospital or health-related environment.
| | Experience, as outlined above, in excess of the two-year requirement, may be substituted for high school education on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years. |
 | | Education at a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university (30 credits) may be substituted for one year of the above-mentioned experience. |
NOTE: These positions involve rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, etc.
NOTE: SEE ITEMS NOS. 1 AND 2 OF GENERAL INFORMATION.
SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION: This examination will consist of two parts:
1. A weighted multiple-choice written, and;
2. A qualifying Spanish language oral proficiency test.
THE SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION FOR THE WRITTEN TEST will be designed to test for knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in the following areas:
1. Alphabetizing: These questions test your ability to file material in alphabetical order.
2. Record Keeping: These questions evaluate your ability to perform common record keeping tasks. The test consists of two or more "sets" of questions; each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.
3. Clerical operations with letters and numbers: These questions test your skills and abilities in clerical operations involving, comparing, checking and counting. The questions require you to follow the specific directions given for each question which may involve alphabetizing, comparing, checking and counting given groups of letters and/or numbers.
NOTE: The use of a quiet, hand held solar or battery powered calculator is recommended for this examination. Devices with typewriter keyboards such as computers, spell-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language translators, dictionaries, and any similar devices are prohibited.
NOTE: If you have not received notice within three days of the date of the examination, call the Commission (572-2702).
NOTE: A study guide for this examination is available on the New York State Department of Civil Service Web site at http://www.cs.state.ny.us/testing/localtestguides.cfm (click on Clerical Series link). In addition, a copy of this Test Guide may also be obtained in person at our office at 40 Main Street, Hempstead, New York.
Candidates may also obtain this guide by sending to our office a self-addressed 4" X 9" (business size) envelope with 59¢ postage. On the back flap of the envelope write "Admissions Officer I Study Guide". Please note that this guide will be the only item sent back to you in that envelope.
Oral Bilingual Test: Will be held at a later date. Only candidates who pass the written test will be scheduled to take the oral test in Spanish. The test is designed to evaluate the candidate's proficiency in relation to the position that is being filled. A level 2 proficiency in the above language is required to pass the qualifying oral proficiency test for this title. This is equivalent to having a working oral language proficiency with understandable, smooth expression at a conversational level of communication. The Commission reserves the right to administer the oral bilingual test to only those candidates whose scores on the written test is high enough for appointment. The bilingual test will be scored on a pass/fail basis.
Note: Questions regarding the bilingual test should be directed to the Exam Unit at 572-1896.
Exam Scoring and Placement on the Eligible List: The minimum passing score for the written test is 70. The bilingual test will be scored on a pass/fail basis. You must pass both parts of the exam to be placed on the eligible list. Your place on the eligible list is determined by your written score. If you fail either part of the exam, you must wait one year before re-starting the exam process, which begins with the filing of a new application.
Date reissued: May 7, 2009
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