CYTOTECHNOLOGIST III

CYTOTECHNOLOGIST

ANNOUNCED FOR: NASSAU HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SALARY: $106,880 - $144,480 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.

Duties

Performs responsible administrative and supervisory duties in directing the activities for routine screening and special procedures in the preparation and examination of cellular material for detection of malignant cells; performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Training and Experience 1. Continuing possession of a current, valid, license to practice as a Cytotechnologist issued by the New York State Education Department, and, either A. Five 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 Four 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. Five 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 Four years of satisfactory, full-time, experience as a Cytotechnologist in an approved cytology laboratory.

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 DATE THE APPLICATION IS FILED. 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. 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.