Public Health Inspector

Public Health Inspector

The City of Danbury is announcing an Open Competitive Exam for the position of Public Health Inspector. Employee is responsible for the performance of technical and inspectional work to promote and protect the public health through the review, inspection, and enforcement of State and local public health laws and regulations as well as providing public health education. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.

Supervision

Required:

Under the general supervision of the Health and Human Services Director and/or his/her designee, the employee is familiar with the work routine and uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments independently with specific instruction. The supervisor provides additional, specific instruction for new, difficult or unusual assignments, including suggested work methods. The employee is expected to recognize instances which are out of the ordinary and which do not fall within existing instructions;

in such cases, the employee is expected to seek advice and further instructions. Reviews and checks of the employee's work are applied to an extent sufficient to keep the supervisor aware of progress, and to insure that completed work and methods used are technically accurate and that instructions are being followed. Supervisory Responsibility:
The employee is not required to regularly supervise any City employees. Employee provides direction and guidance to the part-time interpreter who works for the Fair Rent Commission. Confidentiality:
The employee has regular access to confidential information such as medical, financial, department and client records. Judgment:
Numerous standardized practices, procedures, or general instructions govern the work and in some cases, may require additional interpretation. Judgment is needed to locate, select and apply the most pertinent practice, procedure, regulation or guideline. Complexity:
The work consists of a variety of duties which generally follow standardized practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines. The sequence of work and/or the procedures followed vary according to the nature of the transaction and/or the information involved, or sought, in a particular situation. Work Environment:
Working conditions involve regular exposure to outdoor weather conditions as well as intermittent machine or related noise or a combination of unpleasant elements such as confined spaces/high places, biohazards, radiation, odors, chemical fumes, dust, smoke, heat, cold, oil, bio hazards, traffic, electricity, loud noises, dirt or grease when conducting field inspections. Employee may occasionally be required to work at heights or in confined or cramped quarters, or work around machinery and its moving parts.

The employee is required to work beyond normal business hours in response to planned or natural emergency situations and to attend evening meetings. Nature and Purpose of Relationships:
Relationships are primarily with co-workers and the public involving frequent explanation, discussion or interpretation of practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines in order to render service, plan or coordinate work efforts, or resolve operating problems. Other regular contacts are with service recipients and employees of outside organizations such as representatives of outside agencies, property owners, developers and/or contractors. Extraordinary courtesy, tact and diplomacy may be required to resolve complaints or deal with uncooperative persons.

Accountability:
The nature of work increases the probability that errors could be serious. Consequences of errors, missed deadlines or poor judgment include significant monetary losses, waste of material, legal repercussions, and or personal injury when exposed to communicable diseases or other hazardous conditions and/or materials. Occupational Risk:
Essential functions present on a regular basis potential risk of personal injury which could result in loss of time from work when inspecting food establishments, environmental and housing condition investigations in the field if proper safety precautions and protocols are not followed. Special safety precautions, training, or protective clothing such as gowns, coats, gloves, hard hats, glasses, or safety boots may be required.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Prepare documentation related to environmental programs and/or orders for remediation of non-compliance.

Conducts field inspections to investigate complaints and/or compliance issues to determine if there are violations of regulatory standards. Participates in public health education programs in the community as required. Inspects housing, food service establishments, salons, daycares,…