NEUROSURGERY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Salary: See Position Description Location : Nassau County, NY Job Type: Open Competitive Job Number: 60062026 Department: NASSAU HEALTH CARE CORP. Opening Date: 03/04/2026 Closing Date: 3/25/2026 11:59 PM Eastern Exam Date: NO WRITTEN EXAMINATION Fee: $50.00 Salary & Other Information ANNOUNCED FOR: NASSAU HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SALARY : $113,252 - $138,858 This is a part-time, per diem position for which salary varies based on number of hours and days worked. Duties Performs medical tasks and services related to direct patient care, as delegated by a supervising neurosurgeon; performs related duties as required. Minimum Qualifications Must be met by the day the application is submitted: Training and Experience Continuing registration by the New York Department of Education as a Physician Assistant and Completion of a course in Advanced Trauma Life Support recognized by the American College of Surgeons. NOTE: 1. During the probation period, candidates must satisfactorily complete a training course designated by the Nassau Health Care Corporation. 2. One year of experience as a physician assistant under the supervision of a neurosurgeon may substitute for the required training course. NOTE: According to Civil Service Law, section 54 which became effective September 4, 2024, applicants who are within 12 months of meeting the minimum age or attaining the minimum educational requirements following the date of examination, may take the civil service exam, but will be restricted from certification until such a time that the minimum age or educational requirements are met. NOTE : SEE ITEMS NOS. 1 AND 2 OF GENERAL INFORMATION . 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 HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND/OR NEW JERSEY AND/OR CONNECTICUT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE LAST DAY OF THE FILING PERIOD. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT MAY BE GIVEN TO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS 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: The Nassau County Civil Service Commission has commenced the implementation of electronic canvassing. Canvass letters will be sent to the email address provided on examination applications. To help prevent emails going to spam please save to your contacts. However, you should check your inbox and junk/spam folder frequently. The Commission does not accept responsibility for non-delivery or postal delivery delays of US Mail or emails. Some agencies will still be canvassing by US Mail until the transition period has been completed. It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify this Commission, in writing of any change of name, mailing/legal/email address. You must respond to all letters received - MORE THAN TWO NO-RESPONSES TO CANVASS LETTERS WILL RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF A CANDIDATE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST. SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION : TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THOROUGHLY. THIS INFORMATION WILL AFFECT YOUR FINAL GRADE! You will receive a grade and rank on this exam based upon your previous work experience - and how you document the required information. It is critical for you to follow the directions exactly as shown below. Be specific; vagueness and ambiguity will not be resolved in your favor. Additional, new information that was not referenced on your application will not be accepted after submission of your application. It is critical that you follow the directions exactly as shown below. In order to receive credit for continuing education, you must document 90 hours of continuing education (or 9 college credits) within the past 6 years. You must list your continuing education activities in chronological order and indicate the date of participation, the number of contact hours, the topic and the sponsor of the activity in the Continuing Education Chart. Use THIS LINK to access the chart and attach the chart to your application. Do not fill out the chart if you do not fully meet the above requirement. You may be asked to submit supporting documentation as proof to the information you enter through the above link at a later date. Therefore, you should gather your documentation now and be prepared to submit it immediately if requested. WORK EXPERIENCE: In order to receive full credit for your work experience as a Physician Assistant you must indicate the date when you were ORIGINALLY LICENSED by the State of New York. If you instead provide the date of your current registration then you will not be given credit for any work experience that pre-dates your current registration. You must supply all of the information requested on the application for each position you list. If you do not, you may not receive credit for that work experience. Pay particular attention to the following items: The dates of your employment must be in mm/yy format, Do not write "varied" or give a range of hours for "Hours Worked per Week." Instead, estimate the number of hours worked in a typical week. Use your official civil service title where appropriate. Under "Duties," clearly differentiate between Physician Assistant work experience and all other work experience. Note regarding resumes : Most resumes do not contain the detailed information needed to evaluate your experience. Therefore, the submission of a resume - which is not required - is a supplement to a fully completed application, not a substitute for it. To receive credit for a job, basic information such as employer's address, name and title of supervisor, hours in the work week, final salary, reason for leaving, etc. must be entered in the appropriate areas of the examination application. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO NOTIFY THIS COMMISSION, IN WRITING, OF ANY CHANGE OF NAME, MAILING/LEGAL/EMAIL ADDRESS, OR PHONE NUMBER: INDICATE EXAMINATION NUMBER AND TITLE, AND YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. DISABLED VETERANS : Visit our homepage at to view information (including a downloadable credit request form) on a recent amendment to the New York Constitution regarding the award and use of additional credits for certain disabled veterans on civil service examinations. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. APPLYING : Inquiries should be directed to the Executive Director, Nassau County Civil Service Commission. The Commission does not accept responsibility for non-delivery or delivery delays of emails due to issues with your email account. The Commission reserves the right to reject for lateness or to accept applications filed after the advertised filing period. 2. TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE : The burden of establishing qualifications to the satisfaction of the Commission shall be upon the applicant. For the purpose of meeting the training and experience requirement of any examination, no credits shall be given for any work experience which is determined by the Commission to have been gained or acquired in violation of the provisions of the Civil Service Law. Where required, certificates, licenses, and military separation papers (DD214) must be submitted with your application. Proof of claimed education, (copy of your high school diploma, Military, GED, New York State or comparable Equivalency Diploma) may be required to be submitted with the application. If education beyond high school is required, official transcripts must be submitted directly to us by the school. College education is considered at the rate of 30 credits completed per year. For open competitive qualifications only, paid experience, if other than on a full time basis will be prorated. Volunteer experience may be accepted if verifiable, and the experience claimed must have been in a structured program. Documentation signed by an official of the agency indicating hours per week, level of work, etc. must be provided. Where additional experience may be substituted for an academic degree/diploma, the interpretation of the note, generally, is that for a full substitution, the underlying educational requirement for a Master's degree must be a Bachelor's degree; for a Bachelor's degree, it must be a High School Diploma/High School Equivalency Diploma; for a High School Diploma, it must be satisfactory completion of tenth or eighth grade education, as appropriate. 3. THE EXAMINATION : The Commission reserves the right, after this announcement is issued, to subdivide the examination and/or require a specific passing mark in one or more of such subdivisions in order that a candidate be considered further for eligibility. Notice of such arrangement will be given in the examination instructions. A record of disrespect for the requirements and processes of law, including repeated traffic offenses or disregard of summonses for traffic offenses, is grounds for disqualification for examination, or after examination, for certification and appointment. Examinations prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service will be in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law. Examinations prepared and rated by the Nassau County Civil Service Commission will be in accordance with the rules and regulations of this Commission. 4. ELIGIBLE LISTS, PLACEMENT, AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO CERTAIN POSITIONS : Vacancies: Eligible lists resulting from examinations may be limited to a sufficient number of passing candidates to fill vacancies. Additional candidates may be processed for certification from the lists as the need arises. All eligible lists shall be established for four years unless the Executive Director deems it appropriate to expire an eligible list before the end of the four-year term from establishment. Candidates must be psychologically and physically fit to perform the duties required for the position. Medical or psychological examination may be required. When there is a need for employees to fill vacancies on a part time basis the eligible list may be canvassed for that purpose. Changing conditions occasionally result in certification and offers of employment at higher or lower salaries than those announced. Special Requirement for Appointment to CERTAIN positions in School Districts and BOCES : Per Chapter 180 of the Laws of 2000, and by Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, to be employed in a position designated by a school district or BOCES as involving direct contact with students , a clearance for employment from the State Education Department is required . If you are considered for such a position, you will be instructed at the appropriate time as to your responsibilities in this clearance process (if fingerprinting is required, there may be an additional fee which you may be responsible for). FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENT TO CERTAIN POSITIONS : In compliance with various laws, appointment to certain positions may require candidates to undergo a fingerprint check for the purpose of a criminal history record check. If you are considered for such a position, you will be instructed at the appropriate time as to where/when such fingerprinting will take place (you may be responsible for paying applicable fingerprinting fees). 5. ADDITIONAL CREDITS : VETERAN'S CREDITS (as defined in Section 6 of article 5 of the New York State Constitution): A veteran may be granted additional credits to be added to a passing score of an examination, as follows: Non Disabled Vet : Open Competitive Exam: 5 points; Promotion Exam: 2.5 points Disabled Vet : Open Competitive Exam: 10 points; Promotion Exam: 5 points The veteran must have: served on full-time active duty for purposes other than training; been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances. In addition, beginning January 1, 1998, the NYS Constitution allows members of the US Armed Forces who are on active duty the right to request extra War Time Veterans credits on civil service examinations. Veteran's credit may be requested for each examination until actually used, for appointment from a list. Credits may be used (the veteran was permanently appointed or promoted as a result of receiving the additional credits) once, with the following exception: If non-disabled veterans credits have previously been used to obtain an appointment or promotion, for eligible lists established after January 1, 2014, disabled veterans may be entitled to additional credits on a civil service examination if they have used non-disabled veterans credits to obtain an appointment or promotion with New York State or a local government, and subsequent to such use, they have been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA"; formerly known as the United States Veterans Administration) to be a qualified disabled veteran, as defined in the New York State Civil Service Law. In such cases, the disabled veteran shall be entitled to apply for and use 10 credits on New York State and local open competitive and promotion examinations, minus the number of non-disabled credits he or she has previously used. The additional credits can only be used once. Nassau County Civil Service Commission 40 Main Street Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 572-1882 Benefits will be discussed at the time of job interview. 01 Continuing registration by the New York Department of Education as a Physician Assistant is required by the day the application is submitted. Are you currently registered by the New York Department of Education as a Physician Assistant?If yes, you must attach a copy of your registration. Failure to do so may result in a rejection of your application. Yes - I understand I must submit proof of registration to qualify. No - You do not qualify for this exam. 02 Completion of a course in Advanced Trauma Life Support recognized by the American College of Surgeons is required by the day the application is submitted.Have you completed a course in Advanced Trauma Life Support recognized by the American College of Surgeons?If yes, you must attach proof of completion of the course. Failure to do so may result in a rejection of your application. Yes - I understand I must submit proof of completion to qualify. No - You do not qualify for this exam. 03 Be sure to read the residency requirements and the minimum qualifications for this exam. Be sure to apply for the correct exam. The processing fee is not refundable. You will not be able to use the fee to switch to another exam. I acknowledge that I have read the minimum qualifications and the residency requirements for this exam. I understand my fee will not be refunded or credited towards another exam. 04 Upon completion of applying for an examination, you will receive a confirmation email from government jobs. Without a confirmation email, you should assume your application was not submitted. It is your responsibility to make sure that your submission is completed. You will receive an approval, conditionally approved, or a rejection notification within 10 days of the closing date. If you do not receive a notification , do not assume your application was accepted. It is your responsibility to make sure your application was accepted. If appealing a rejected application, your appeal must be received within 15 days the notification is sent. The entire appeal process is 15 days. Appeals will not be accepted after. Do not assume your appeal was accepted without a notification email confirming your application was approved or conditionally approved. It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure their appeal was sent to the correct email address. Do not reply to . A correct email address will resemble . If you have questions regarding your application and/or appeal, send an email to . I understand that it is my responsibility to make sure my application was submitted. I understand it is my responsibility to appeal within 15 days a rejection notification is sent. I understand appeals will not be accepted past the 15-day appeal process. I understand it is my responsibility my appeal was sent to the correct email. I understand I will receive an approval or conditional approval notification if my application was accepted. 05 Have you earned 90 or more contact hours (or 9 college credits) of Continuing Education within the past six years? (You must follow the instructions on the Official Exam Announcement, including attaching the Continuing Education Chart, in order to be awarded credit) Yes - I understand I must follow the instructions on the Official Exam Announcement, including attaching the Continuing Education Chart. No Required Question

Created: 2026-03-11