Environmental Health Specialist

This is a full-time, FLSA non-exempt position with Carson City Health & Human Services. Depending on qualifications, this position may be hired as either an Environmental Health Specialist 1 or 2.

This is a full-time, FLSA non-exempt position with Carson City Health & Human Services. Depending on qualifications, this position may be hired as either an Environmental Health Specialist 1 or 2.

This is the entry and training level in the Environmental Health Specialist series which provides for progression to the journey level upon meeting the requirements of the class, recommendation of the appointing authority, and as budget allows. Incumbents must obtain certification as described in NRS Chapter 625A.115 in order to be retained for employment unless an exemption is granted by the REHS Board.

This level is intended as a temporary training position to enable incumbents to learn policies, procedures, specific techniques, and regulations related to environmental health while assisting journey level Environmental Health Specialists.

Under general supervision, conduct routine inspections of public facilities in order to ensure compliance with City and Nevada state laws and regulations governing Environmental Health and Safety; to protect the public against disease, sickness, illness and/or injury; to investigate environmental health related epidemiological complaints.

Environmental Health Specialist 1:
(Employer-Paid PERS) $30.2712 - $42.3798 hourly / $62,964.20 - $88,149.88 annually
(Employee/Employer-Paid PERS) $36.5187 - $51.1264 hourly / $75,959.00 - $ annually

Environmental Health Specialist 2:
(Employer-Paid PERS) $34.2934 - $48.0108 hourly / $71,330.22 - $99,862.36 annually
(Employee/Employer-Paid PERS) $41.3711 - $57.9196 hourly / $86,051.94 - $ annually

In addition to an outstanding retirement plan, this position is afforded the excellent benefits set forth in the Carson City Employees Association labor contract: CCEA Labor Contract

• Perform routine compliance inspections of facilities including but not limited to the following: retail, wholesale, mobile and non-profit food establishments and vendors; public, private and charter schools; private, public and institutional child-care facilities; hotels, motels, septic tank systems, vector/ animal disease surveillance, collection and abatement, recreational vehicle parks and mobile home parks; correctional institutions; body art parlors; public swimming pools; and other environmental health issues.
• Document all violations, issue notices of corrective action and ensure future adherence through periodic follow up visits.
• Issue Notices of Violation and/or Cease and Desist orders to illegal food vendors or facilities that require permits and/or illegal dumping suspects; issue Nuisance Abatement orders to persons causing or maintaining conditions that are a public health hazard or environment health nuisance.
• Investigate complaints of health safety violations including bio-terrorism and communicable disease; provide general policy compliance information to architects, owners/operators, contractors, consultants and other independent entities.
• Respond to walk-in and telephone complaints and requests for information on regulations, procedures, systems and precedents relating to assigned program.
• Collect random samples of water, soil, waste, food and animals suspected of contamination; deliver samples to the laboratory for processing and assessment.
• Review construction application documents and plans for food establishments, public swimming pools, Child Care facilities, schools, public accommodations, individual sewage disposal facilities, mobile…