PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

Physical Therapist Assistant

Salary: Varies: BOCES: $43,176 - $81,670 NHCC: $55,373 - $78,048

Location: Nassau County, NY

Job Type: Open Competitive

Job Number: 3140CR(D)

Opening Date: 03/01/2022

Closing Date: Continuous

Exam Date No Written Examination Fee $50.00

Duties: Assists professional physical therapist perform physical therapy activities in both the physical therapy area or classroom environment; performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications: Must be met by the day the application is submitted: Continuing possession of a certificate as a Physical Therapist Assistant issued by New York State Department of Education. In lieu of the above, possession of a limited permit to practice at the Nassau Health Care Corporation, Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, or an appropriate Nassau County school district is acceptable. To qualify, you must submit a copy of the current registration of your license or certificate. You may receive a higher score if you also provide a copy of your original license or certificate.

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 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 and dwellers 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.