Employee Health Service Physician 1

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.

THE LIST RESULTING FROM THIS EXAMINATION WILL BE USED FOR
VACANCIES IN THE ALBANY AREA ONLY.

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Minimum Qualifications

On or before the date of your application, you must have a current, valid license to practice medicine in New York State AND one year of full-time post-licensure medical experience in internal medicine, family medicine, preventative medicine, emergency medicine, or surgery.

Notes

1. Travel Requirements: Appointment to certain positions requires extensive travel within a designated area of assignment. Appointees to these positions may be required to operate a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job. If the position requires that you operate a motor vehicle, you must possess a driver's license valid in New York State at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter. Field work and travel expenses are reimbursed on a fixed schedule.
2. Appropriate part-time and volunteer experience, which can be verified, will be accepted on a prorated basis.
3. New York State residence is not required.

The Positions

These positions exist in the New York State Department of Civil Service in Albany ONLY.

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Duties

Working in a clinical setting under the general supervision of the Director of Health Services Medical Service, the Employee Health Service Physician 1 will conduct medical evaluations of New York State employees to determine their ability to perform the duties of a State job title. The results of these evaluations will be used to support a variety of personnel decisions such as: involuntary leave, hiring, reinstatements, Workers' Compensation, reasonable accommodations, or family medical leave. The incumbent will also provide preplacement medical exams, consultation services, and occupational health medical monitoring services such as exposure to asbestos, heavy metals, noise, hepatitis or TB.

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Subject of Examination

There will be no written test. You will be required to complete a certification and experience questionnaire online. The online questionnaire IS YOUR TEST. The questionnaire will collect information about your certifications and experience. It will be evaluated against the general background/critical activities of the position. Your answers to the questionnaire will be the only basis for evaluating your certification and experience. Candidates will have one chance to complete the examination questionnaire. Your name will not appear on the eligible list if you fail to complete the examination questionnaire. If disqualified, you must wait until the next holding to reapply. It is essential that you describe your certification and experience as completely as possible. Ambiguity, vagueness, or omissions will not be decided in the candidate's favor. All statements concerning certification and experience are subject to verification.

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: The Department of Civil Service and other state agencies may communicate with you through email correspondence. This may include the notification of your examination results and canvassing you for interest in appointment. It will be important for you to keep your email address, phone number and mailing address current by logging into https://www.cs.ny.gov/home/myaccount.

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How To Apply

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.

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Issued: 02/07/2020

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