HEALTH OFFICER

  DEFINITION:

       Under direction, recommends local public health policies; plans,
  develops, coordinates, and directs the work program of a municipal
  health department or agency and directs the enforcement of public
  health within the municipality concerned; does related work as
  required.

  EXAMPLES OF WORK:

       Recommends to superiors the establishment of local health policies
  and programs.

       Plans and directs the measures required to control and prevent
  communicable diseases.

       Directs and coordinates the inspection, investigation, legal and
  other measures required to carry out the provisions of local and state
  health laws.

       Supervises sanitation measures and inspections throughout the
  municipality.

       Plans and directs the measures required to abate nuisances which
  may affect health and sanitation.

       Ensures that an adequate program of child health service is
  provided.

       Directs the placarding of homes wherein cases of communicable
  diseases are reported.

       Maintains a current, accurate record of all diseases reported
  within the municipality.

       Investigates and/or directs the investigation of contacts and
  contagious diseases.

       As is provided for in the health ordinance, issues certain
  licenses and permits.

       Inspects and/or supervises the inspection of food and drug
  establishments to assure compliance with the law.

       Takes samples of mold for testing purposes.

       Supervises the vital statistics registration work of the
  municipality.

       Writes correspondence and prepares clear, sound, accurate, and
  informative statistical, and other reports containing findings,
  conclusions, and recommendations.

       Supervises the establishment and maintenance of essential records
  and files.

       May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
  and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
  office, or related units.

  REQUIREMENTS:

       LICENSE:

           Possession of a valid Health Officer License issued by the 
  New Jersey Department of Health.

           NOTE:  Under certain circumstances, or upon request,
  eligibility may be restricted to qualified physicians only, who possess
  a valid Health Officer's License issued by the New Jersey Department 
  of Health, or to individuals who possess a doctor or master degree in a
  health related field, such as medicine, osteopathy, veterinary medicine, 
  public health, environmental science, health administration, social work, 
  nursing, or health education and a valid New Jersey Health Officer's 
  license.

       LICENSE:

           Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license
  valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than
  employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of 
  the position.

       KNOWLEDGES AND ABILITIES

           Knowledge of federal, state, and local public health laws,
  rules, regulations, ordinances, policies, standards and procedures.

           Knowledge of the local sanitary codes.

           Knowledge of modern preventative diseases measures.

           Knowledge of modern techniques of public health
  administration.

           Knowledge of record maintenance for a modern public health
  program.

           Ability to organize work, analyze problems, and develop
  effective work methods.

           Ability to read and interpret laws, rules, regulations and
  provisions, and to apply them to specific situations.

           Ability to recognize and identify contagious diseases.

           Ability to ensure proper control actions of contagious
  diseases.

           Ability to maintain and establish effective working
  relationships on health matters with citizens, physicians, 
  and others.

           Ability to give suitable instructions and assignments to
  employees and supervise the performance of their work.

           Ability to make efficient and effective use of available
  funds, personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, and space.

           Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of
  clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports
  and correspondence containing findings, conclusions, and
  recommendations.

           Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of
  essential records and files.

           Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
  manual recording and information systems used by the agency, 
  office, or related units.

           Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
  English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.  American
  Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable
  forms of communication.

           Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as
  long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
  reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.  
  If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause 
  the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
01988
L
N
  
N/A
29
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This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 7/22/1993