Registered Environmental Health Specialist Contractor

Greene County Public Health•Xenia, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Greene County Public Health is seeking a Registered Environmental Health Specialist contractor. The incumbent will perform routine and complex inspections, testing, sampling, and plan review in environmental health programs which may include but not be limited to food service operations and retail food establishments, vending, schools, parks, camps, swimming pools and spas, housing, sewage treatment systems, land septage application, private water/wells, solid waste disposal, construction and demolition debris landfills, refuse hauling and/or septage hauling vehicles, vector and rabies control. The role involves investigating foodborne or other illnesses and public health nuisances, conducting inspections of housing, water hauling vehicles, and body art/body piercing establishments. The specialist will collect water and effluent samples, perform routine tests according to established health district policy and procedures, and enforce state and local laws, rules, and regulations.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain a registration as an environmental health specialist as issued by the Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection in accordance with Ohio Revised Code.
Candidate must hold a valid Ohio Driver’s license.
Must be a dependable individual.
Able to read and understand written instructions and maps.
Able to add and subtract whole numbers.
Must have an understanding of basic biology or science and be capable of learning to respond to questions and concerns from the general public.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and complex inspections, testing, sampling, and plan review in environmental health programs.
Conduct inspections related to food service operations, retail food establishments, vending, schools, parks, camps, swimming pools and spas, housing, sewage treatment systems, land septage application, private water/wells, solid waste disposal, construction and demolition debris landfills, refuse hauling and/or septage hauling vehicles, vector and rabies control.
Investigate foodborne or other illnesses and public health nuisances.
Conduct inspections of housing, water hauling vehicles, and body art/body piercing establishments.
Collect water and effluent samples.
Perform routine tests according to established health district policy and procedures.
Enforce state and local laws, rules, and regulations.