PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIAN 2111
Under general
supervision, an employee in this class is involved in the operation of one or
more phases of the County environmental health program, which does not involve
public health engineering. The incumbent conducts inspections of large
industrial plants, business establishments, food service establishments, new
construction, installations of x-ray machines, new wells and private sewage
systems in order to enforce laws and regulations in the New York State Public
Health Law and Environmental Conservation Law, the New York State Sanitary Code
and the Suffolk County Sanitary Code. The incumbent assists Public Health
Sanitarian Trainees and may supervise their work. Work is supervised by a
technical supervisor within the Environmental Quality Division or the Public
Health Division of the Department of Health Services through conferences or
written reports. Does related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK
ACTIVITIES
Conducts investigations and prepares reports on housing,
camps, temporary residences, swimming pools, sanitary landfills and x-ray
installations;
Carries out inspections of food
service establishments, bathing beaches, toxic material storage facilities and
public water supplies;
Assists in developing and conducting
water resource and air pollution studies;
Inspects and investigates the
installation of lateral public sewers, large private sewage disposal and
private water supply systems, and evaluates the operation of small sewage and
industrial waste treatment plants;
Confers and cooperates with
representatives of other local, state and federal health agencies;
Assists and supervises the field
work of a small number of Public Health Sanitarian Trainees;
Prepares reports and recommendations
concerning health surveys, studies, inspections and investigations of business
concerns, industrial plants and other large establishments governed by the
public health laws and sanitary code, including those related to enforcement
actions;
Collects water, food and other
samples for laboratory examination.
FULL PERFORMANCE
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Good knowledge of the principles, practices and
techniques of environmental sanitation; good knowledge of the New York State
Public Health Law, Environmental Conservation Law, New York State and Suffolk
County Sanitary Codes; ability to enforce regulations and laws tactfully,
firmly and impartially; ability to make technical inspections and
investigations and to arrive at independent decisions on the basis of such
inspections and investigation; ability to express oneself clearly and
concisely, both orally and in writing; physical condition commensurate with the
demands of the position.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
Graduation from
a
college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor’s Degree including, or
supplemented by, a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences,
of which not more than
twelve (12) credit hours are in the applied sciences, and one (1) year of experience in the enforcement of
environmental or public health laws and regulations.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Candidates must
satisfactorily complete the Basic Environmental Health Course (BEHC), the
required training course approved by the New York State Department of Health, within
the first two (2) years of employment in the public health sanitarian series as
per Section 11.111 (a) of the New York State Department of Health Laws and
Regulations.
At the time of
appointment, and during employment in this title, employees will be required to
possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State.
R 12/16/11
Competitive
Review 7/23/15