PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I

Job Title

Physician Assistant

Job Description

Performs medical tasks and services related to direct patient care, as delegated by a supervising physician; performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be met by the day the application is submitted: Possession of either (a) or (b) below, issued by the New York State Department of Education: a. Continuing registration as a Physician Assistant; or b. A limited permit valid for the Nassau Health Care Corporation. NOTE: SEE ITEMS NOS. 1 AND 2 OF GENERAL INFORMATION

Salary & Other Information

ANNOUNCED FOR: NASSAU HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SALARY: $91,225 - $128,481 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.

Supplemental Information/Subject of Examination/General Information

HOW TO APPLY: ONLINE APPLICATIONS are available at The advantages of filing electronically include the storage of submitted applications in your personal user account and application processing fee payment by credit/debit card. Additionally, our Examination Announcements webpage includes a link entitled Job Descriptions and Job Interest Cards, which offers the opportunity to view class specifications and fill out a form so that you may receive an email notification when an open competitive examination for a particular title is announced in the future. PLEASE NOTE: Computers are available to file electronic applications in our office at 40 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Hempstead, NY from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM, Monday thru Friday. In accordance with our goal of making the Nassau County Civil Service Commission a paperless agency, no hard copy application is available. RESIDENCY: SEE ITEM NO. 5 OF GENERAL INFORMATION. NOTE: CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND/OR NEW JERSEY AND/OR CONNECTICUT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE LAST DAY OF THE FILING PERIOD. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT MAY BE GIVEN TO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE APPOINTING JURISDICTION. FEE: NON-REFUNDABLE Processing Fee must be submitted for each separately numbered examination for which you apply. This fee must be paid by credit or debit card. 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. Active-duty military service members and military veterans shall be exempt from the payment of application fees. All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification. If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver, when prompted to submit the application processing fee, choose the Fee Waiver option. Follow the directions regarding downloading and submitting the required fee waiver form. 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. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU QUALIFY FOR SUCH CREDITS, ANSWER "YES" TO THE APPLICABLE QUESTION(S) IN THE APPLICATION. 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. NOTE: AS IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE A NEED TO FILL VACANCIES ON A PART-TIME BASIS, THE ELIGIBLE LIST WILL BE CANVASSED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Benefits

Benefits will be discussed at the time of job interview.