Senior Registered Environmental Health Specialist - County of Bergen Department of Health Services

Under direction, takes the lead over Registered Environmental Health Specialists and Registered Environmental Health Specialist trainees; performs sanitary inspection work involving 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.

Job Responsibilities: (may include but not limited to)

• Provides guidance, instruction to and may assist in training of junior staff.
• 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 development as necessary to ensure compliance with sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances.
• Collects specimens and investigates suspected disease outbreaks as needed for laboratory analysis and interprets the results of the 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 records to ensure proper documentation and continuity of environmental health protection and/or as witness to environmental health violations in court cases and hearing.
• 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.
• Keeps current with professional developments in environmental health technologies, information systems, technical advancements in the field, and new environmental health policies.
• Conducts surveys and investigations of communicable diseases and epidemics which may be the result of a 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 educational methods and materials concerning varied phases of environmental sanitation.
• 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.

Schedule:

• Full time – On-call, weekend and holiday work are required

Experience/Other Requirements:

• Possession of an active Registered Environmental Health Specialist License issued by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.
• Two (2) years of experience in performing the duties incumbent upon a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in the enforcement of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws and rules.
• Valid New Jersey Driver’s License

What we offer:

• Health, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Enrollment into the state pension system
• Life, Short-term Disability and Long-term Disability coverage
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement and training/certification opportunities
• Employee Assistance and Employee Wellness Programs

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