New York State Department of Civil Service announces Continuous Recruitment Examination Open to the Public
Dentist 1
- Applications Accepted
- Continuously
- Tests To Be Held
- Periodically
| Exam Number | Exam Title | Salary Grade | Beginning Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-957 | Dentist 1 | G-30 | $105,355 |
NO APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE REQUIRED
Appointees who work in the five boroughs of New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, or Westchester Counties will receive an additional $3,026 annual downstate adjustment.? Appointees who work in Dutchess, Orange, or Putnam Counties will receive an additional $1,513 annual mid-Hudson adjustment.
Minimum Qualifications
On or before the date of filing your application, you must possess a valid license and registration to practice dentistry in New York State;
Notes
- You must submit a copy of your current New York State license and registration to practice Dentistry.
Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: The names of all prospective employees will be:
- Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s);
- Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC). All convictions must be reported. Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor or any falsified or omitted information may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of state and federal laws;
and may be:
- Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names appear on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
You will be responsible for payment of all required fees.
- Medicaid and Medicare: In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
- If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
- If you are appointed and lose your license or current registration, your employment may be terminated.
- Appropriate part-time and volunteer experience, which can be verified, will be accepted on a prorated basis.
- New York State residency is not required.
The Positions
These positions exist in the facilities, locations, and community programs of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, New York State Office of Mental Health, New York State Office of Children and Family Services, and the New York State Department of Health at Helen Hayes Hospital. Positions are located throughout the state.
Duties
As a Dentist 1, you would do extractions, restorations, prosthetics, root canal therapy, prophylaxis, and limited periodontics; administer local anesthesia; examine and chart the dental condition of patients; take and interpret dental x rays; perform oral surgery; and treat oral diseases and infections. Where appropriate the Dentist may provide oral hygiene instruction. You would have responsibility, usually under the advisory direction of a higher ranking dentist, for the regular examination, treatment, and complete dental care of patients in a State facility. You may be the only dentist in a small facility.
Subject of Examination
There will be no written test. If you meet the Minimum Qualifications your education and experience will be evaluated against the general background/critical activities of the position. It is essential that you describe your education and experience as completely as possible on the examination application NYS-APP form. Ambiguity, vagueness or omissions will not be decided in your favor. Do NOT send resumes. If you need more space, attach additional 8?" x 11" sheets, following the same format used on the application form. Additional unsolicited information will not be accepted after the last day for filing.
Your final score must be 70 or higher in order to pass. Rank on the eligible list will be determined after adding any wartime veterans' and Civil Service Law Section 85-a credits to your final passing score.
| IMPORTANT: Unless waived, you must pay the non-refundable processing fee. For information on fee waivers, visit https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/types/oc/appinfo.cfm##Fee. It is important that you verify that you entered the correct examination number and title on your online or paper application prior to submitting. If you apply online, you should immediately review your email confirmation notice to verify that you applied for the correct examination. If you do not receive a confirmation number after submitting your online application, your application was NOT received by the Department of Civil Service. No late applications will be accepted after the filing deadline has passed. |
How to Apply
- Download the examination application NYS-APP form; or
- Email cs.sm.examinfo@cs.ny.gov to request NYS-APP form; or
- Obtain NYS-APP form from a State agency or facility personnel/business office; or
- Request NYS-APP form by calling the Department of Civil Service in the Albany area at 518-457-2487 [press 2, then press 3]; or toll free at 1-877-697-5627 [press 2, then press 3].
Where to Apply
Mail your completed application to the agency or facility where you wish to be employed. Do not mail your application to the NYS Department of Civil Service.
State agencies have an ongoing need for persons qualified for appointment to these positions. Agencies will accept applications at any time and will rate applications whenever additional eligibles are needed. Applications received after a rating is completed will be retained for the next scheduled rating.
Retest Policy
Qualified candidates may file as frequently as once a year but a new application is required each time.
Special Instructions for Applicant
A list of facilities where these positions exist is part of this announcement. Submit your application directly to the facilities where you are interested in being employed with the following exceptions: to apply to the Office of Mental Health, send your application to the Decentralized Exam Unit in Albany; to apply to the Office of Children and Family Services, send your application to the personnel office in Rensselaer; to apply to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, send your application to the Albany Main Office. Do not send your application to the Department of Civil Service.
There are no application processing fees for these examinations. If you have questions about these examinations write or call any of the listed facilities.
| NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mail the completed application to the facility where you wish to be employed: | ||
|
Bernard Fineson Developmental Disabilities Broome Developmental Disabilities |
Capital District Developmental Disabilities State Operations Office Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities State Operations Office Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilities |
Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Taconic Developmental Disabilities |
| NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES | |
|---|---|
| Apply with a list of the Centers where you are willing to accept employment to: | |
New York State Office of Children and Family Services |
|
Goshen Secure Center |
Highland Residential Center |
| NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apply with a list of Correctional Facilities where you are willing to accept employment to: | |||
|
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision | |||
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Adirondack Correctional Facility Albion Correctional Facility Altona Correctional Facility Attica Correctional Facility Auburn Correctional Facility Bare Hill Correctional Facility Bedford Hills Correctional Facility Cape Vincent Correctional Facility Cayuga Correctional Facility Clinton Correctional Facility Coxsackie Correctional Facility Downstate Correctional Facility |
Eastern New York Correctional Facility Elmira Correctional Facility Fishkill Correctional Facility Five Points Franklin Correctional Facility Gowanda Correctional Facility P.O. Box 350 Gowanda, NY 14070-0350 (716) 532-0177 Gouverneur Correctional Facility Great Meadow Correctional Facility Green Haven Correctional Facility Greene Correctional Facility Groveland Correctional Facility Hudson Correctional Facility |
Hale Creek ASACTC Lakeview Shock Incarceration Marcy Correctional Facility Mid-State Correctional Facility Mohawk Correctional Facility Ogdensburg Correctional Facility Orleans Correctional Facility Otisville Correctional Facility Queensboro Correctional Facility Riverview Correctional Facility |
Shawangunk Correctional Facility Sing Sing Correctional Facility Southport Correctional Facility Sullivan Correctional Facility Taconic Correctional Facility Upstate Correctional Facility Wallkill Correctional Facility Washington Correctional Facility Watertown Correctional Facility Wende Correctional Facility Woodbourne Correctional Facility Wyoming Correctional Facility Willard Drug Treatment Center |
| NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
|---|
| Apply to: |
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Helen Hayes Hospital |
| NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Please provide a list of facilities where you are willing to accept employment, together with your application to: | |||
|
New York State Office of Mental Health | |||
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Bronx Psychiatric Center Buffalo Psychiatric Center Capital District Psychiatric Center Central New York Psychiatric Center Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Elmira Psychiatric Center |
Greater Binghamton Health Center Hutchings Psychiatric Center Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center Manhattan Psychiatric Center Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center |
Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center New York Children's Psychiatric Center Nathan Kline Institute New York State Psychiatric Institute Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Rochester Psychiatric Center Rockland Psychiatric Center |
Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center Sagamore Childre'?s Psychiatric Center St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center South Beach Psychiatric Center Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center |
Additional Information
New York State is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
Appointment to many positions in State government require candidates to undergo an investigative screening. This may include a thorough character investigation, a Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Record History Check, a Child Abuse Registry clearance, or other similar procedures. Candidates may be fingerprinted and may be required to pay any necessary fees for that procedure. Depending on the nature of the job, the criminal convictions discovered, or any falsified or omitted information revealed, the investigative findings may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment.
Eligibility for Employment
You must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with New York State. If appointed, you must produce documents that establish your identity and eligibility to work in the United States, as required by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Reasonable Accommodations in Testing
It is the policy of the Department of Civil Service, in accordance with the New York State Human Rights Law and the Americans with Disabilities Act, to provide qualified persons with disabilities equal employment opportunity and equal opportunity to participate in and receive the benefits, services, programs, and activities of the Department. It is the policy of the Department to provide such persons reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications as are necessary to provide equal opportunity. Persons with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in an examination must note this on their application. Further information is available from the Test Accommodation Unit of the Department of Civil Service at Testaccommodation@cs.ny.gov.
New York State Residence Is Not Required For Most Positions
However, you must be eligible for employment in the United States.
Continuous Recruitment/Eligible Lists
Candidates who meet the qualifications and pass this examination will have their names placed on the eligible list in the order of final scores, regardless of the date on which they filed or took the test. Generally, the names of qualified candidates will remain on the eligible list for two years. Appeal of ratings will not be allowed as the opportunity for retest exists. The Department of Civil Service reserves the right to terminate this special recruitment program.
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Reissued: 8/19
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