Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

• 9/16/2024
• 12/16/2024

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• EXAMINER III LABORATORY FIELD SERVICES - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

2771

For EXAMINER III LABORATORY FIELD SERVICES, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-02771

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

• Examination Services Unit
  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  P.O. Box 997378 MS 1700 – 1702
  Sacramento, CA 95899-7378
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

• DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  Examination Services Unit
  1615 Capitol Avenue
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

The following items must be submitted with your Examination/Employment Application form. Failure to submit these items may result in rejection of your application.

• Transcript (Official or Unofficial)
• Other - STD. 678 State Application
• License - Valid clinical laboratory bio-analyst or scientist
• Certificate - Or PHM Certification

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Possession of a valid license as a clinical laboratory bio-analyst or technologist (general or specialized) or certification as a public health microbiologist issued by the California Deparmtment of Public Health, AND

Either Pattern One:

Two years of experience performing the duties of an Examiner II, Laboratory Field Services, in California state service, OR

Pattern Two:

Experience: Broad and extensive professional experience in a large clinical or public health laboratory in administration or supervision, AND

Education: Possession of a doctoral degree in one of the clinical or public health laboratory sciences.

The required degree must have been obtained from a recognized U.S. university or from a foreign university approved by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education under the provision of California Education Code Chapter 3, Part 59, Division 10.

It is your responsibility to make sure you meet the education and/or experience requirements stated on this announcement on the date you submit your application. Your signature on your application indicates that you have read, understood, and possess the basic qualifications required. NOTE: Applications must include “to” and “from” dates (month/day/year), time base, job titles and/or civil service class title(s), and range (if applicable) for all work experience. College course Information must include title, number of semester or quarter units, name of institution, completion dates, and degree. Applications received without this information will be rejected. Applicants must submit a copy of either official or unofficial transcripts along with the application when usingeducation to meet the entrance requirements for this examination.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

This examination utilizes an evaluation of education and experience (E&E) weighted 100%, and is based solely upon information provided with the application. Information provided with the application will be assessed compared to a standard developed in relation to the elements of the job and linked to the knowledge and abilities required on the job.

Special care should be taken to submitting a complete description of your education and experience relevant to the typical tasks, scope, and minimum qualifications stated on this announcement. Supplemental information will be accepted but competitors should read the announcement carefully to determine what kind of information will be useful to those individuals completing the evaluation.

The California Department of Public Health reserves the right to revise the examination plan tobetter meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1. State and Federal laws and regulations relating to clinical and public health laboratories, biologics production, tissue banks, blood banks, and laboratory personnel licensure requirements.
2. Principles and procedures involved in the investigation of violations and current developments in legislative action affecting clinical and public health laboratories and personnel.
3. General principles of effective supervision.
4. Principles and practices of organization and management as applied to a laboratory program or activity.
5. Technical areas of clinical or public health laboratory sciences (i.e., clinical chemistry, toxicology, bacteriology, immunology, mycology, hematology, parasitology, cytology, or virology) used in the laboratory investigation of diseases.
6. Principles, techniques, equipment and terminology used in the laboratory investigation of diseases.
7. Current developments in clinical and public health laboratory sciences.
8. State and Federal laws and regulations related to clinical and public health laboratories, biologics production, and proficiency testing services.
9. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to ensure compliance with State and federal clinical laboratory laws and regulations.
10. Clinical microbiology bacteriology, virology, parasitology, immunology, and mycology.
11. Bacterial, fungal, parasitic, viral, and other microbial organisms required to perform daily duties.
12. Techniques, equipment, and terminology used in the laboratory for the detection and identification of disease agents.
13. Principles, techniques, and terminology used in immunology.
14. The common causes of diseases and methods of transmission and control of communicable diseases.
15. Scientific resources to support daily duties in the laboratory.
16. General clinical and public health laboratory operational functions (e.g. confidentiality of patient information, HIPAA, specimen identification and integrity, handling complaints, communication of information, and personnel competency).
17. Categories of licenses/certification/registration issued under the clinical and public health laboratory laws and regulations.
18. The manager’s role in the Affirmative Action Program and the processes available to meet affirmative action objectives.

19. Leadership principles and methods to motivate and maintain the productivity of employees in accomplishing program objectives.
20. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) when hiring, promoting, and maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.
21. Principles, practices and techniques of public health administration and personnel management, and supervision of the work of others.

Skill to:

1. Communicate effectively with local, State, and Federal agencies regarding laboratory facilities.
2. Objectively identify all facts and implications related to a situation before drawing a conclusion.
3. Provide expert advice and assistance to staff and external constituents concerning implementation or application of new and existing policies and procedures.
4. Prepare clear and comprehensive inspection or investigation reports.
5. Analyze and interpret laboratory survey and investigation findings.
6. Review and interpret scientific data, reports, graphs, charts, and tables (e.g., mean, mode, median, standard deviation).
7. Maintain confidentiality of clinical and public health laboratory records and operations.

Ability to:

1. Supervise subordinate staff during daily activities to ensure departmental goals are being met.
2. Organize specialized activities or programs regarding the licensing and surveillance of public health and clinical laboratories.
3. Collect and organize data for hearings regarding facility violations.
4. Draft complex reports, guidelines, and proposed regulations regarding public health facilities and laboratories.
5. Perform clinical laboratory tests, microbiological analyses, or other specialized technical procedures.
6. Conduct surveys of clinical and public health laboratories, blood banks and other specialized facilities with accuracy, thoroughness and tact.
7. Interpret and apply State and Federal laws and regulations to specific cases regarding laboratory facilities.
8. Consult with laboratory personnel and administrators regarding laboratory surveys and investigations.
9. Keep organized records and make detailed reports regarding surveys and investigations.
10. Analyze situations accurately and take effective action to carry out daily duties.
11. Observe and practice proper safety precautions and procedures during daily activities.
12. Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery (e.g. calculator, copy machine, and computer printer).
13. Communicate effectively in verbal and written form, following departmental correspondence and procedures and other style guidelines and manuals.
14. Work effectively and efficiently, independently or in a group/team based environment.
15. Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with employees, management, staff personnel from other agencies, consultants, and/or the public.
16. Think critically using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
17. Organize specialized activities or programs regarding the licensing and surveillance of public health and clinical laboratories.
18. Collect and organize data for hearings regarding facility violations.
19. Draft complex reports, guidelines, and proposed regulations regarding public health facilities and laboratories.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the EXAMINER III LABORATORY FIELD SERVICES Classification will be established for:

• Department of Public Health

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 24 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

• Department of Public Health

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Public Health reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.