Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Public Health

Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Public Health

Department: Health and Human Services 
Division: Environmental Health 
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt 
Union/Management: Union 
Full-Time/Part-Time/Seasonal: Full-Time 
Workweek: 37.5 hours per week (may require working on the weekends) 
Salary: $55,000 to $58,099.29 – Based on qualifications and experience. Competitive Jersey City retirement and health benefits package available, including pension, dental, medical, prescription, FSA (flexible spending account), life insurance, and more. 
The City of Jersey City is looking for an Environmental Health professional to perform sanitary inspections, investigations, educational outreach activities, and environmental health work involving the enforcement of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws and rules within the concerned jurisdiction. Job Duties: 

• Conducts inspections to enforce relevant sanitary and health laws. 
• Determines the cause and takes proper corrective action when violations of relevant sanitary and health laws are found. 
• Periodically inspects retail food establishments and other eating-places. 
• Investigates nuisances and violations of the sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances. 
• 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 subsequent analysis. 
• 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 hearings. 
• Reviews environmental health policy and implements the requirements of said policy. 
• Educates and communicates environmental risks to the public, media, and other interested parties. 
• Assists 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 diseases outbreaks as required.
• Keeps current with professional developments in environmental health technologies, information systems, and technical advancements in 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned

*Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Required Licenses: 

• Possession of a valid Registered Environmental Health Specialist License issued by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.
• Possession of a valid NJ driver’s license.

You must eventually pass and qualify for this Civil Service title. Full Civil Service job description available here: info.csc.nj.gov/jobspec/03097.htm
Please note that this role is subject to the residency requirements set forth by NJ First Act.
The City of Jersey City is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations relating to anti-discrimination and anti-harassment.