You must submit Application Supplement No. 2008-148-1 with your online or paper application.  You must list your Registered Nurse license number and expiration date in the “Licenses or Certificates” section of your Application for Employment/Promotion.

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER   2008-148

REVISED  MAY 16, 2012

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examination

 

for

 

REGISTERED NURSE INSTRUCTOR

 

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT IS THE TEST.

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Title

Job

Code

Pay Schedule

and Range

1.

Registered Nurse Instructor

30610

ST08

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

 

NATURE OF WORK

 

You will teach nursing theory, skills, and methods to employees involved in the physical, rehabilitative or habilitative care of patients/clients at state hospitals, state centers, or veterans’ homes.  You may also plan and develop training activities for nurses and other staff; and observe, evaluate and document participant progress in classroom and/or clinical settings.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

 

You must be of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.  Pennsylvania residency is currently waived for this job title.

 

Some of the positions in this job title come under the provisions of the Older Adults Protective Services Act.  If you are a final candidate for a position covered by the Older Adults Protective Service Act, you will have to obtain a report of criminal record information, at your own expense, from the Pennsylvania State Police or a statement that the State Police Central Repository contains no information relating to you.  If you are not currently a Pennsylvania resident, or if you are currently a Pennsylvania resident and have not been a resident for two years prior to the date that you received notification that you are a final candidate, you are also required to furnish a report of Federal Criminal History Record Information, at your own expense, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 

After you receive a conditional offer of employment, you must undergo a medical examination.

 

Necessary Special Requirements

Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing; or possession of a non-renewable temporary practice permit issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

 

Minimum Requirements

Three years of professional nursing experience and a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Nursing Education or a closely related field from an accredited college or university; OR one year of professional nursing experience and a Master’s Degree in Nursing, Nursing Education or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

Filled positions exist in the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs located in the Southwestern Veterans Center, Allegheny County; Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, Blair County; Southeastern Veterans Center, Chester County; PA Soldiers and Sailors Home, Erie County; Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Lackawanna County; and Delaware Valley Veterans Home, Philadelphia County.

 

Positions exist in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in Wernersville State Hospital, Berks County; Clarks Summit State Hospital, Lackawanna County; Norristown State Hospital, Montgomery County; Danville State Hospital, Montour County; Selinsgrove Center, Snyder County; Warren State Hospital, Warren County; and Torrance State Hospital, Westmoreland County.

 

Lists created by this test will be used to fill future vacancies as they occur due to retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

 

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact:

 

PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Human Resources Service Center

Bldg. S-0-47, Fort Indiantown Gap

Annville, Pennsylvania  17003-5002

Telephone:  (717) 861-6993; TTY 1-800-645-8924

Internet:  www.dmva.state.pa.us

Email:  ra-dmva-jobs@pa.gov

 

OR

 

PA Department Of Public Welfare

Bureau of Human Resources

Room 106, Health and Welfare Building

P.O. Box 2675

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  17105-2675

Telephone:  (717) 787-5068; Toll Free:  1-800-346-4254

Internet:  www.dpw.state.pa.us

Email:  ra-pwemployment@pa.gov

 

TESTING

 

You will be rated on your experience and training.  Your score will be based on information you report on your application and application supplement. 

 

You must provide your license number and expiration date of your Registered Nurse license in the “Licenses or Certificates” section of your Application for Employment/Promotion.  You must provide complete and accurate information. Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

 

If you take this test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your “Notice of Examination Results.”  A new application and application supplement is required.

 

If your name is on an eligible list for these job titles and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

 

TEST RESULTS

 

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

You may complete your application and Application Supplement No. 2008-148-1 online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application and paper application supplement to:

 

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2008-148-1 and further information can be obtained from:

 

1.

State Civil Service Commission:

 

 

 

Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.

 

Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text

 

Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

 

 

 

Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone

 

(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

 

callers only) (215) 560-4367

 

 

 

Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone

 

(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

 

callers only) (412) 565-2484

 

 

 

Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources offices listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES"

 

section of this announcement

 

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."