Job Specification
REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, PUBLIC HEALTH
DEFINITION:
Under direction, performs sanitary inspection and environmental
health work involving in the enforcement of relevant sanitary,
environmental, and public health laws and rules within the
concerned jurisdiction; conducts inspections, investigations,
and educational outreach activities; performs other related
duties as required and/or necessary.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not
perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
NOTE: Appointments may be made to positions requiring bilingual skills.
03096 - Bilingual in Korean and English
SPECIAL SKILL
Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate
in Korean and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Conducts inspections to enforce relevant sanitary and health laws.
When violations of relevant sanitary and health laws are found,
determines the cause and takes proper corrective action.
Periodically inspects retail food establishments and other eating-places.
Investigates nuisances and violations of the sanitary,
environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances.
Gives testimony in court cases.
Conducts activities related to licensing, operation, and
enforcement of sanitary, environmental, and public health
laws and rules of regulated activities and facilities.
Confers with Health Officer, engineers, veterinarians,
and Registered Environmental Health Specialists
concerning improvements in public health and sanitation.
Reviews and may approve plans for residential, commercial,
and industrial development as necessary to ensure compliance
with sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules,
and ordinances.
Collects water, food, and other specimens as needed for
laboratory analysis and interpret the results of the subsequent analysis.
May respond to emergency situations.
Plans and conducts routine and emergency environmental
health inspections and investigations and provides technical
expertise to ensure operator and/or owner conformance with
environmental health laws, rules, and ordinances.
Maintains, updates, and analyzes environmental health records,
findings of inspections, and other data to ensure proper
documentation and continuity of environmental health protection.
Prepare reports and findings as witness to environmental health
violations in court cases and hearing.
Reviews new environmental health policy and implements the
requirements of said policy as necessary.
Educates and communicates environmental risks to the public,
media, and other interested parties.
Assist the public, local health agency personnel, and other
officials with recommendations and resources on various
environmental health matters consistent with environmental laws,
rules, or ordinances and suitable abatement practices.
Investigates foodborne, airborne, waterborne, and other
suspected disease outbreaks as required.
Keeps current with professional developments in
environmental health technologies, information systems,
and technical advancements in the field.
Conducts surveys and investigations of communicable
diseases and epidemics which may be traceable to lack
of environmental sanitation.
Reviews and analyzes records/reports and makes
recommendations as to laws/regulations which are needed
for proper control of environmental sanitation and for methods
of improving the operation of existing controls.
Assembles, reviews, and utilizes articles, bulletins, demonstrations,
and other educational methods and materials concerning varied
phases of environmental sanitation.
May act in a liaison capacity with local Boards of Health in all areas
of environmental health.
Prepares reports.
Maintains records and files.
Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
Will 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 Registered Environmental Health
Specialist License issued by the NJ Department of Health
and Senior Services.
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 essential
duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of problems/procedures involved in sanitary
inspection work, in the enforcement of relevant sanitary,
environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances.
Ability to assess environmental health risks to and influences
on humans and the environment.
Ability to interpret relevant public health laws and apply them
to specific cases.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
with coworkers and others involved or interested in the work of the unit.
Ability to prepare reports of inspections containing findings,
conclusions, and recommendations.
Ability to testify accurately in court.
Ability to maintain records and files.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability 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, and communicate
in English sufficiently to perform 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 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(s) which
are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 03096 | Bilingual In Korean And English | L | C | | N/A | 21 | | - | | 03097 | | L | C | | N/A | 21 | | - |
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.
11/15/2007 |
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