ERIE
COUNTY
CIVIL
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC
ERIE COUNTY IS AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Please refer to our internet address at:
www.erie.gov
A NON-REFUNDABLE $20.00 PROCESSING FEE
OR APPLICATION FEE WAIVER AND CERTIFICATION FORM
MUST ACCOMPANY
EACH APPLICATION
(CHECK OR MONEY
ORDER ONLY – PAYABLE TO: ERIE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL)
See reverse
side of this announcement for fee waiver information
NURSING
FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR (ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER)
NO. 41-264 $78,000
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS
EXAMINATION. At present there is one
vacancy at the Erie County Medical Center.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet the following requirements on or before March
28, 2007: Graduation from a regionally
accredited or New York State registered college or university with a bachelor’s
degree and five years of administrative* nursing home experience or similar
long term care administrative experience.
NOTE:
Graduation From a regionally accredited or New York state registered
college or university with a Master’s Degree in Business or Hospital Administration,
Management or related administrative or nursing specialty may be substituted
for one year of the required experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a current license as a Nursing Home Administrator issued
by the New York State Health Department is required at the time of appointment.
*Administrative experience is defined as the
responsible planning, management and control functions of an organization or
organizational unit including the development and/or approval of operating
policy and procedures.
NOTE: 1. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer
experience will be pro-rated toward meeting the experience requirements. 2.
Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally
accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State
Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of “D” or better is necessary for a
course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational
institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide
independent verification of equivalency.
You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies
providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.
NOTICE: Erie County no longer maintains a file of
applicant transcripts. Exam applicants
must be prepared to provide documentation of educational qualifications
(transcript, diploma, etc.) to the hiring agency prior to appointment. Documentation may also be submitted with the
exam application.
A medical examination may be
required before appointment.
VETERANS: PROOF OF SERVICE MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE
LIST IS ESTABLISHED
TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL POINTS. (See application for more information.)
APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY
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DUTIES: A Nursing
Facility Administrator – Erie County Medical Center plans, coordinates
and directs all professional and administrative activities of the Skilled
Nursing Facility at the Erie County Medical Center; is responsible for the
day-to-day operation of the Skilled Nursing Facility; ensures compliance with
all local, State and Federal regulations governing the operation of skilled
nursing facilities; ensures full service skilled care to Skilled Nursing
Facility patients; in conjunction with the Director of Hospital Services,
develops admission strategies consistent with hospital strategic plan; monitors
Skilled Nursing Facility reimbursement procedures to ensure maximum
reimbursement for care provided; monitors completion of all required State and
Federal forms related to the operation of Skilled Nursing Facilities; prepares
regular administrative reports regarding regulatory and programmatic issues for
the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Managers at ECMC; corrects any
deficiencies noted as a result of quality assurance activities in the Skilled
Nursing Facility; holds staff meetings to acquaint members with any procedural
or policy changes, to coordinate activities within the facility, and to develop
plans for improving the functioning of the facility and the services rendered
to the residents; works cooperatively with medical staff on problem areas;
receives, investigates and resolves complaints made by residents and other
concerned individuals and groups; works cooperatively with similar institutions
in the area and attends conferences on skilled nursing care to improve level of
care at the facility; serves as the primary liaison between the Skilled Nursing
Facility and the New York State Department of Health Long Term Care Division.
SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: The only subject of examination will be an
evaluation of your training and experience.
You are, therefore, asked to include in your application a summary of
all pertinent training and experience in sufficient detail so that your background
may be evaluated against the duties of the position.
In
your summary of training include all college course work, formal
in-service training, and seminars you have attended. You must specify either the number of credits received or the
number of contact hours and dates of attendance. Also include a copy of your professional license. Specify the date that your license was first
issued.
In
your summary of experience, you must specify the dates of your
employment, the number of hours worked per week, your title, and the main
duties for each. Be specific; vagueness
and ambiguity will NOT be resolved in your favor. Candidates who submit incomplete
applications or documentation may be disqualified.
INFORMATION
FOR CANDIDATES
APPLICATION FORMS:
You may obtain these forms in person at the Erie County Personnel
Department, Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin St., Buffalo. Forms are also available in the libraries
and at Town, Village and School District administrative offices.
Mail your application form when completed to the Erie
County Department of Personnel, 95 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY 14202.
Candidates who submit incomplete applications and
documentation may be disqualified. The
Erie County Department of Personnel reserves the right to reject for lateness
or to accept applications filed after the advertised filing period.
MILITARY STATUS:
Active duty military personnel may file an application for this
exam. A special military make-up
examination will be conducted for any member of the armed forces of the United
States who has duly filed a timely application but who was deprived of the
opportunity to compete in the scheduled exam due to active military duty. Special conditions apply to these requests
and may be reviewed at the Erie County Department of Personnel.
VETERANS:
Disabled and non-disabled veterans as defined in Section 85, New York
State Civil Service Law, will have 10 and 5 points, respectively added to their
earned scores if successful in the examination. You must claim these credits when you file application but you
have an option to waive them any time prior to appointment. If you have already used these credits for a
permanent position in NYS, you may not claim them again.
In
conformance with section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, CHILDREN OF
FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY shall be
entitled to receive an additional ten points in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination and are a child of a firefighter or police
officer killed in the line of duty in this municipality, please inform this
office of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a
minimum of two months from the application deadline to provide the necessary
documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the
eligible list has been established.
APPLYING FOR EXAMINATIONS IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS
ON SAME DATE. If you have applied for any other Civil
Service exams for employment with New York State or any other local government
jurisdiction, you must make arrangement to take all the exams at one test site.
If you have
applied for both State and Local government exams, you must make
arrangements to take all your exams at the State exam center by calling
1-877-NYS-JOBS (1-877-697-5627) no later than two weeks before the test date.
If you have applied for other local government exams, call or write each Civil
Service Agency to make arrangements.
You must make your request for these arrangements no later than three
weeks before the date of the exams. You
must notify all local government civil service agencies with whom you have
filed an application of the which you wish to take your exam(s). For this exam call (716)858-7509 or write
Erie Co. Personnel Dept., 95 Franklin St, Buffalo, NY 14202.
ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION: Notice to appear for the test will be conditional as review of
application for minimum requirements may not be made until after the written
test. Call or write this Department if
you have not received your notice 3 days before the date of the test. You may not be admitted to the examination
room without official notice.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Applicants whose religious beliefs prevent their taking
examinations before sundown on Saturday and physically handicapped candidates
who require special examination facilities should so inform the Erie County
Department of Personnel, by a separately mailed letter at the earliest possible
date before the test.
RATINGS REQUIRED:
Tests are rated on a scale of 100 with a passing mark at 70. Unless the announcement states otherwise,
you must pass the written test and the oral test, if any. Test instructions may further divide the
tests into parts and set minimum standards for each part.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
If a subject of the examination, training and experience may not be
rated if all passing candidates are expected to be immediately reachable for
appointment. If rated, training and
experience will be based on the statements in your application subject to verification. If this examination includes a qualifying written test,
candidates admitted to the test will have conditional approval only. Final decision regarding the qualifications
of candidates rests with the New York State Department of Civil Service.
VERIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates may be investigated or called for an interview to
verify information contained on the application.
Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience
may be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION:
You may be required to take a medical examination to determine if you
are medically and physically capable of performing the duties of the position.
In accordance with State Law, Governor’s Executive Order
6, and Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended the
County of Erie does not discriminate against handicapped persons in access to
employment, during employment, or in any of its programs
and activities.
ELIGIBLE LIST:
The eligible list resulting from an examination may also be used for
appointment to the same title or to any other title deemed to be similar and
appropriate. Eligible lists are active
for a minimum of one year and a maximum of four years from the date
established.
Background
Investigation: Applicants may be required to
undergo a State and national criminal history background investigation, which
will include a fingerprint check, to determine suitability for
appointment. Failure to meet the
standards for the background investigation may result in disqualification. Applicants may be required to pay a fee for
the investigation.
NOTE:
Fingerprints are sometimes required at the time of appointment. When they are required, the fee involved
must be paid by the appointee.
**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**
A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your
application. Send or bring check or
money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the
examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for
cash payment. As no refund will be
made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the
requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you
are clearly qualified.
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.
All claims for application
fee waiver are subject to verification.
If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver, complete a
“Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification: form and submit it with
your application by the close of business on the Application Deadline as listed
on the Examination Announcement. The
form is available at the Erie County Personnel Department, 95 Franklin Street,
Buffalo, NY (Room 604) or can be downloaded
from the County’s website at www.erie.gov. Click on “County Departments and Agencies”,
then “Erie County Civil Service”.