Civil Service Commission
(1) Essex County
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Nursing Education. Please upload a copy of your transcript with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of experience as a registered professional nurse, two (2) years of which shall have been supervisory experience involving the development and carrying out of an extensive program of nursing service and/or education.
NOTE: Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Please submit a copy of your evaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Nursing Education may substitute two (2) additional years of experience as a registered professional nurse.
LICENSE: Applicants must possess current, valid registration as a professional nurse in the State of New Jersey. Please provide the specific details of your license, including the license number, as indicated in the license section of the application. Failure to indicate possession of a current license as of the closing date will result in ineligibility. You may be required to provide a copy of a valid license upon appointment.
Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, customer care and technical support are available during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.s.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144. Please note that application support requests received outside regular business hours on the closing date will not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.
- NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
- Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.
- You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
- If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
- Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A:5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.
- Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.
- The Civil Service Commission is increasing its use of emails as a communication tool. Please ensure that your email is always up-to-date so that important information about the testing process is not missed. Please remember to check your junk mail, spam, and clutter for these important messages.