Sanitarian

Salary: Medical / Prescription / Dental Insurance Life Insurance Supplemental Insurance Retirement Sick

City/State: Tyler

Education:

• Minimum Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Credit Requirement:
  Must include at least thirty (30) semester hours of basic science (biology, chemistry, geology, physics) or applied science courses acceptable to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).
• TDLR Academic Exclusions:
  In strict compliance with TDLR rules, coursework in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, education, geography, government, history, kinesiology, languages, physical education, psychology, and sociology cannot be counted toward the 30-hour science threshold.

Type: Full Time

Experience: Prior experience in conducting regulatory field inspections, environmental sanitation work, or public health investigations.

Contact Name: Pilar Lopez-Munoz

Contact Email: plopez

Date Posted:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Performs entry-level environmental sanitation inspection work. Work involves inspecting various plants, buildings, and establishments for proper sanitation; preparing comprehensive reports of findings; and actively promoting public health education on sanitary practices.

Work within the Environmental Health Department covers regulatory program execution across five core areas:

• Retail Food Program
• Public Aquatic Facilities Program
• Sanitation Inspections for Licensed Care Facilities
• General Public Health Nuisance Investigations
• Environmental Education and Assessments

• Regulatory Inspections:
  Inspects various plants, buildings, food service establishments, and public facilities for strict adherence to statutory regulations and accepted public health requirements.
• Plan Reviews:
  Assists with plan reviews for newly permitted or remodeled establishments to ensure structural compliance.
• Vector Control:
  Inspects commercial and residential areas for animal, insect, and rodent infestations; recommends and enforces appropriate corrective and preventative measures.
• Nuisance Investigations:
  Investigates consumer and public health nuisance complaints; secures the systematic correction and abatement of established environmental hazards.
• Outbreak Response:
  Participates in epidemiological investigations of foodborne, vector-borne, or waterborne illness outbreaks, collecting environmental evidence and performing environmental trace backs under professional direction.
• Evidence Collection & Reporting:
  Collects physical samples, photographs, and legal exhibits. Prepares concise technical reports detailing inspection findings, outlines regulatory violations, recommends corrective actions, and meticulously maintains all program records.
• Waste Management:
  Makes recommendations on the location and construction of private waste disposal units and conducts routine solid waste investigations.
• Community Engagement:
  Promotes public education on sanitary practices through localized individual contacts, civic presentations, and public meetings to foster community environmental improvements.
• Disaster Recovery:
  Participates in emergency response and recovery activities that jeopardize community food and water sources during environmental crises.
• Laboratory Interpretation:
  Interprets laboratory analysis results on samples submitted from private and public water supplies and recommends targeted corrective actions.
• Operational Support:
  Performs related environmental health work as assigned.