PRINCIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIAN 2114
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF
THE CLASS
An employee in this class is
responsible for directing and supervising a number of specialized inspectional
services in the Health Department. The
incumbent advises and consults with supervisors on division policies and
procedures for assigned programs, and ensures that all programs within
inspectional services are coordinated to maintain the goals and objectives of
the division. The incumbent is
responsible to either the Director of Public Health or a Principal Public
Health Engineer of the Division of Environmental Quality. Supervision is exercised over Associate
Sanitarians and other professional and technical staff. Does related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES
Directs and supervises the overall activities of
Associate Sanitarians and other professional employees in assigned programs
concerning water supply, housing code enforcement, rodent control, general
sanitation, migrant labor camps and temporary residences, food control, air
pollution, sewage, hazardous waste treatment plants, toxic materials storage
facilities and x-ray installations;
Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of existing
and planned environmental health inspectional programs;
Promotes reciprocal agreements between the Health
Department and public and private agencies in sanitary code compliance;
Advises and consults with either the Director of
Public Health or a Principal Public
Health Engineer in the Division of Environmental Quality on policy matters for
the development and maintenance of procedures for assigned programs;
Handles and coordinates reports and inquiries from
the New York State Health Department and other official agencies regarding
assigned programs;
Reviews, prepares or assists on drafts for revision
to the
Prepares regular and special statistical and
narrative reports for the State and County administration.
FULL
PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Comprehensive knowledge of the
principles, laws, regulations, practices and techniques of environmental
sanitation; comprehensive knowledge of the methods used in investigations,
inspections and checking and preventing the outbreak of disease; comprehensive
knowledge of water supply, food production, migrant camp and general
sanitation, and housing and rodent control sanitation; comprehensive knowledge
of the Federal, State and local public health laws and sanitary codes; ability
to plan, develop, direct and administer a broad spectrum of environmental
inspectional programs; ability to formulate work programs of various
inspectional services; ability to plan and direct the work of professional and
clerical personnel in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale;
ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with owners
and managers of business establishments, property owners, public officials,
civic groups and the general public; ability to prepare accurate and
comprehensive reports on investigations, inspections and special programs;
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 30 credit hours in the natural sciences, of which not more than twelve
(12) credit hours are in the applied sciences, and eight (8) years of experience as a public health
sanitarian, two (2) years of which must have been in an administrative or
supervisory position exercising responsibility for a major section of a public
health or environmental quality program.
PROMOTIONAL
Two (2) years of permanent competitive status as an
Associate Public Health Sanitarian; or,
One (1) year of permanent competitive status as an
Associate Public Health Sanitarian (Hearing Officer).
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
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 1/23/09
Competitive
Review 7/23/15