Department of Civil Service

New York State Department of Civil Service announces Continuous Recruitment Examination Open to All Qualified Individuals

Careers in Physical Therapy

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Exams Included on This Announcement

Examination Number and Title		Salary Grade	Beginning Salary	Job Rate
20-573	Physical Therapy Assistant 1	11	$38,464	$49,417
20-574	Physical Therapy Assistant 2 Rockland County	14	$45,455 $47,955	$58,028 $60,528
20-575	Physical Therapist Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties Helen Hayes Hospital	16	$50,722 $51,297 $56,722	$64,557 $65,132 $70,557
20-576	Senior Physical Therapist Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties Cortland, Madison, Oneida, and Onondaga Counties Elmira Psychiatric Center Helen Hayes Hospital and Oxford Veterans' Home	18	$56,604 $57,054 $61,104 $61,104 $62,604	$71,980 $72,430 $76,480 $76,480 $77,980

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 downstate adjustment. Appointees who work in Dutchess, Orange, or Putnam Counties will receive an additional $1,513 mid-Hudson adjustment.

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Minimum Qualifications

On or before the date of filing application, you must meet the following requirements:

For No. 20-573: you must be eligible* for certification OR be certified and currently registered to practice as a Physical Therapy Assistant in New York State. After two years of satisfactory experience as a Physical Therapy Assistant 1, you will be advanced to Physical Therapy Assistant 2 without further examination.

For No. 20-574: you must be certified and currently registered to practice as a Physical Therapy Assistant in New York State AND have two years of post certification physical therapy assistant experience.

For No. 20-575: you must be eligible* for a limited permit OR have a license and current registration to practice Physical Therapy in New York State. After one year of satisfactory experience as a Physical Therapist, you will be advanced to Senior Physical Therapist without further examination.

* If you are applying under eligibility for certification or for a limited permit:

• For college programs registered by NYSED or for American Physical Therapy Association Accredited Programs ��� you must submit a copy of your college transcript with your NYS-APP.
• For all other programs ��� submit a copy of documentation from NYSED that it has found your professional preparation to be acceptable.

For No. 20-576: You must be licensed and currently registered to practice Physical Therapy in New York State AND have one year of post licensure physical therapy experience.

For information on how to apply for certification or licensure, write or call: NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Physical Therapy Unit, State Education Building ��� 2nd Floor, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 474-3800. NYSED can also be contacted through the Internet at www.op.nysed.gov/prof/pt. The American Physical Therapy Association may be contacted at (800) 999-2782 or through the Internet at www.apta.org/.

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If, after appointment, your limited permit expires; you fail to obtain certification; or your license, certification and/or registration are not maintained, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
4. Credentials will be reviewed at the time of interview.
5. All statements made on the application are subject to investigation.
6. Appropriate part-time and volunteer experience, which can be verified, will be accepted on a prorated basis.

The Positions

These positions exist in the residential facilities and community programs of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and the Office of Mental Health; in the rehabilitation centers and long-term care facilities operated by the Department of Health; and at the New York State School for the Blind at Batavia and the New York State School for the Deaf at Rome.

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Duties

As a Physical Therapy Assistant 1 or 2, you would, under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist or Senior Physical Therapist, administer a variety of selected forms of physical therapy such as ultraviolet or infrared rays and massage; give patient instructions for simple exercises and transfer procedures (e.g., bed to wheelchair) and clean and store equipment after treatment.

As a Physical Therapist, you would plan and conduct medically prescribed treatment for patients with physical disabilities resulting from disease or injury utilizing all physical therapy methods. You would perform the duties of a first-level professional clinician under the supervision of a Senior Physical Therapist. You might supervise Physical Therapy Assistants. As a Senior Physical Therapist, you would function as an advanced clinician and may supervise Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants.

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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 1/2" 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.

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How and Where to Apply

• Download the examination application NYS-APP form at http://www.cs.ny.gov/announ/applications.cfm;; or
• Email cs.sm.examinfo@cs.ny.govto 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 or toll free at 1-877-697-5627.

  The NYS Department of Civil Service reserves the right to reject for lateness or to accept applications filed after the advertised filing period. All statements you make on your application are subject to investigation.

  State agencies have an ongoing need for persons qualified for appointment to these positions. Therefore, the agencies listed will accept applications at any time and will rate the education and experience of qualified applicants whenever additional eligibles are needed. Applications received after a rating is completed will be retained for the next rating.

  For information about these examinations, write or call the facilities or agencies listed.

  Where to Apply

  A list of the facilities where these positions exist, and instructions for submitting an application, are a part of this announcement. Do not send applications to the Department of Civil Service.

  NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH
  Mail the completed application and a list of the facilities where you wish to be employed to: New York State Office of Mental Health Central Recruitment Unit/Exams 44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229 (518) 402-4058
  Bronx Psychiatric Center 1500 Waters Place Bronx, NY 10461 Telephone: (718) 931-0600 Buffalo Psychiatric Center 400 Forest Avenue Buffalo, NY 14213 Telephone: (716) 885-2261 Capital District Psychiatric Center 75 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 Telephone: (518) 549-6000 Central New York Psychiatric Center P.O. Box 300 Marcy, NY 13403 Telephone: (315) 765-3600 Creedmoor Psychiatric Center 79-25 Winchester Boulevard Queens Village, NY 11427 Telephone: (718) 264-4000 Elmira Psychiatric Center 100 Washington Street Elmira, NY 14902 Telephone: (607) 737-4711 Greater Binghamton Health Center 425 Robinson Street Binghamton, NY 13904 Telephone: (607) 724-1391	Hutchings Psychiatric Center 620 Madison Street Syracuse, NY 13210 Telephone: (315) 426-3600 Kingsboro Psychiatric Center 681 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 Telephone: (718) 221-7700 Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center 600 East 125th Street New York, NY 10035 Telephone: (646) 672-5858 Manhattan Psychiatric Center Ward���s Island Complex New York, NY 10035 Telephone: (646) 672-6767 Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center PO Box 158 Route 17 M New Hampton, NY 10958 Telephone: (845) 374-8700 Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center 1400 Noyes Street Utica, NY 13502 Telephone: (315) 738-3800	Nathan S. Kline Institute 140 Old Orangeburg Road Orangeburg, NY 10962 Telephone: (845) 398-5500 New York City Children's Center Queens Campus 74-03 Commonwealth Boulevard Bellerose, NY 11426 Telephone: (718) 239-3600 New York State Psychiatric Institute 1051 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10032 Telephone: (646) 774-8334 Pilgrim Psychiatric Center 998 Crooked Hill Road West Brentwood, NY 11717 Telephone: (631) 761-3500 Rochester Psychiatric Center 1111 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 Telephone: (585) 241-1200 Rockland Psychiatric Center 140 Old Orangeburg Road Orangeburg, NY 10962 Telephone: (845) 680-4000	Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center 2 First Avenue Orangeburg, NY 10962 Telephone: (845) 680-4000 Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center 197 Half Hollow Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 Telephone: (631) 370-1701 St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center 1 Chimney Point Drive Ogdensburg, NY 13669 Telephone: (315) 541-2001 South Beach Psychiatric Center 777 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 Telephone: (718) 667-2300 Western NY Children's Psychiatric Center 1010 East & West Road West Seneca, NY 14224 Telephone: (716) 677-7000

  
  
  

  NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
  Mail the completed application to the Veterans Home where you wish to be employed:
  Helen Hayes Hospital Route 9W West Haverstraw, NY 10993 (845)786-4000 Attention: Human Resources Department New York State Veterans Home at Batavia 220 Richmond Avenue Batavia, NY 14050 Attn: Human Resources Department	New York State Veterans Home at Montrose 2090 Albany Post Road Montrose, NY 10548 Attn: Human Resources Department	New York State Veterans Home at Oxford 4211 State Highway 220 Oxford, NY 13830-4305 (607) 843-3128 Attention: Human Resources Department

  
  

  NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
  Mail the completed application to the facility where you wish to be employed:
  NYS Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Room 528 EB Albany, New York 12234 (518) 474-5215

  
  

  NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
  Mail the completed application to the facility where you wish to be employed:
  Bernard M. Fineson Developmental Disabilities Services Office P.O. Box 280507 Queens Village, NY 11428-0507 (718) 217-5110 Brooklyn Developmental Disabilities Services Office 888 Fountain Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208-5997 (718) 642-6310 Broome Developmental Disabilities Services Office 249 Glenwood Road Binghamton, NY 13905-1695 (607) 770-0241 Capital District Developmental Disabilities Services Office 500 Balltown Road Schenectady, NY 12304 (518) 370-7386	Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office Rome Office P.O. Box 470 Rome, NY 13442-0470 (315) 336-2300, Ext. 578 Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office Syracuse Office 187 Northern Concourse N. Syracuse, NY 13212 (315) 473-6980 Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Services Office Attention: Human Resources Office 620 Westfall Road Rochester, NY 14620 (585) 461-8800 Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilities Services Office P.O. Box 470, 7 Wilbur Road Thiells, NY 10984 (845) 947-6300	Long Island Developmental Disabilities Services Office 45 Mall Drive, Suite 1, Commack, NY 11725 (631) 493-1830 Metro New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office Personnel Office 2400 Halsey Street Bronx, NY 10461 (718) 430-0710 Staten Island Developmental Disabilities Services Office 1150 Forest Hill Road Staten Island, NY 10314-6316 (718) 983-5433 Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office 2445 State Route 30 Tupper Lake, NY 12986 (518) 359-4150	Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office 26 Center Circle Wassaic, NY 12592 Attn: OHRM (845) 877-6821, Ext. 3367 Western New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office 1200 East & West Road West Seneca, NY 14224 (716) 517-2057

  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 Administration Unit of the Department of Civil Service. In the Albany area, call 518-457-2487. Outside of the Albany area, call toll free at 1-877-697-5627. For TDD services, call NY Relay at 711 (requires a fee) or 1-800-662-1220.

  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: 1/19

  This announcement is subject to amendment or cancellation without notice. Do not copy it, or post it to any other site, but link to it instead.

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