Principal Registered Environmental Health Specialist Public Health – Division of Environmental Health – Department

Organizational Overview:

The Bergen County Department of Health Services’ (BCDHS) mission is to coordinate and assure the preservation, protection, and promotion of the health, wellbeing, and quality of life for all Bergen County residents. Through a wide range of services, BCDHS creates healthy and thriving communities.

Job Description:

This employment opportunity is to serve as a Principal Registered Environmental Health Specialist Public Health for the Department of Health Services. Under direction, performs the work of a Registered Environmental Health Specialist involved in the investigation and enforcement of public health laws within the concerned jurisdiction, and supervises Registered Environmental Health Specialists who are involved in the investigation and enforcement of sanitary, environmental, and public health laws;

conducts inspections, investigations, and educational outreach activities; performs other related duties as required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supervises Environmental Health Specialists and trainees in carrying out the tasks of inspection, investigation, and enforcement work necessary to maintain compliance with relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws rules, and ordinances.
• Takes the lead in planning, training, and supervising work of senior Registered Environmental Health Specialists, Registered Environmental Health Specialists, and Registered Environmental Health Specialist trainees.
• 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.
• Conducts surveys and investigations of communicable diseases and epidemics which may be traceable to lack of environmental 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.
• Prepares reports and findings as witness to environmental health violations in court cases and hearings.
• 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.
• 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 disease outbreaks as required.
• Keeps current with professional developments in environmental health technologies, information systems, and technical advancements in the field.
• Reviews and analyzes records and reports and makes recommendations regarding new laws, rules, and ordinances which are needed for control of environmental…