Environmental Health Services Position This position provides environmental health services to citizens and protects the health and safety of the public from adverse environmental determinants. The position works to ensure access to safe water, food, air, and preventing or abating human health hazards. The position conducts environmental inspections and evaluations while taking action as established by procedure in programs governed by state and local public health statute or ordinances. This is a field-based role. SCHEDULE
Division: Public Health
Days: Monday - Friday
Work Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Hours Per Shift: 8Shifts Per Pay Period: 10 Position FTE: 1.00 Applications are being accepted from current County employees as well as members of the public.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Provide on-going assessment of the county's environmental issues to manage and implement the county's environmental health program. Ensure compliance to policies, procedures and ordinances related to the county's public health code and Wisconsin Public Health Statutes including Wisconsin Chapters 251, 252, 254, 95, 163, 145 and NR 810 and 812.Take enforcement actions as established by procedure. Complete day-to-day operations of the water laboratory, training, certification and scheduling, recordkeeping, and compliance with NR 149 and ATCP 77.Provide troubleshooting and problem solving for laboratory errors as necessary. Participate in annuals updates to the laboratory policies to reflect procedures appropriately and participate in quality review of the laboratory on an ongoing basis. Maintain compliance with responsibilities as outlined in the Transient Non-Community Water System contract with the DNR including sampling, reporting, record keeping and enforcement. Work in coordination with communicable disease surveillance program. Investigate complaints, perform inspections and provide written formal reports of violations, that adhere to applicable code, with consultation for corrective action or enforcement on a variety of environmental health issues including but not limited to human health hazards, rabies, asbestos, lead, radon, vector monitoring and pest control in accordance with established laws, regulations and local ordinances. Follow-up may occur outside of normal business hours with supervisor approval. Issuance of orders or referrals is conducted in accordance to established protocols. Conduct recreational water monitoring in support of Walworth County Code and WI Chapters 254 and 251 Participate in emergency preparedness training and activities for responding to public health emergencies in conjunction with local, state and federal emergency response teams. Lead discussions on environmental recovery as a part of preparedness exercises. Develop and coordinate internship experiences for students. Coordinate interactions with area universities to further environmental health research and findings. With direction, develop and implement expansion of service and quality improvement plans within the environmental health unit on an ongoing basis. Support all other public health programs and initiatives by providing an environmental health viewpoint. Evaluate program performance, manage and interpret environmental data, and coordinate community issues concerning environmental health programs. Participate as directed in other public health initiatives such as community health assessment and improvement, continuous quality improvement, and strategic planning. Demonstrate commitment to development of skills aligned with the Core Competencies for Public Health staff. Respond to Public Health emergencies, as needed, including outside regular office hours. Demonstrate a commitment to county safety and risk management efforts.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health or related degree in physical, chemical or biological sciences or related field with a minimum of one year of related experience (internships considered toward experience). Must have a minimum of 80 hours of laboratory experience, educational experience may qualify. Proven experience in ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals as well as ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Knowledge of Trauma Informed Care Principles is essential.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Valid driver license. Proof of minimum liability auto insurance coverage. Access to reliable transportation to all assigned work locations daily. National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) – Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200 and 700 – within three (3) months of hire. National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) – Incident Command System (ICS) 300certification required within twelve (12) months of hire. LHRA or LHI within 12 months of hire RS/REHS Preferred Interactions & Communication Provides specialized information and/or recommendations to others regarding an area of expertise. Decision MakingThis position has authority to make decisions that are consistent with policies and precedents; supervision and managerial direction is available as requested. Responsible for all lab decisions. These decisions directly impact performance at the department wide level and information is provided with additional research and observations which contributes to the decision making process.
Thinking & Problem Solving:
In relation to established procedures, protocols and policies of the County, challenges and problems occurring in this position must be addressed within broader, department-wide procedures and practices.
Tools and Equipment Used:
Telephone Copy Machine Laboratory Analytical Equipment Personal Computer/Printer FAX Machine Microscope Calculator Propane torch Thermometer CameraWork Environment The work environment requires the ability to work in adverse weather conditions and challenging environmental locations. The noise level in the work environment varies.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.
Selection Process:
To include: Formal Walworth County Electronic Application Education & Experience Review Verification of Driver License Oral Department Interview Reference Check Background Check Post Offer Physical Exam Drug Screen Other job related tests may be required.
Benefits:
WALWORTH COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SUMMARY E - Human Service Professional Employees BARGAINING UNIT: Human Service Professional Employees Hired on or after January 1, 2012 DATE: January 1, 2019 EMPLOYMENT STATUS: All employees of Walworth County are at-will employees. BASIS OF PAYMENT: You are paid for actual hours worked plus pay for any accrued benefit time for which you are eligible. You are eligible for overtime or compensatory time in accordance with provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. SCHEDULED TIME OFF: Accrued based on straight-time hours paid each pay period. All accrued scheduled time off hours are available for use, subject to approval of your supervisor. As a full-time employee you earn scheduled time off equivalent to the following: 10 days per year after 1 year of Walworth County Service 15 days per year after 5 years of Walworth County Service 20 days per year after 15 years of Walworth County Service *certain positions may be considered for additional Scheduled Time Off (STO) based on continuous related experience per Ord. Sec. 15-515 (e) PERSONAL TIME OFF: Employees will receive 64 hours of personal time off as a lump sum at the beginning of each year (pro-rated for pt and newly-hired employees). At the end of each calendar year, an employee may request to move remaining personal time off hours to the extended sick leave bank. If no request is made, any remaining hours shall be paid out on the employee's last pay date of the calendar year. EXTENDED SICK LEAVE BANK: Used for time off of work for more serious
