ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR/ OR UNDERFILL WITH REHS HAVING SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE

About the role

Administers the County Environmental Health Department efforts for the preservation of health and safety by enforcement of regulations governing the standards for public facilities and disposal of waste (air, water, solid).

Responsibilities

• Develops, directs, implements, and maintains inspection process to ensure the sanitation of food, and public facilities, as specified in intergovernmental agreements with the State of Oregon and Malheur County Code.
• Provides supervision of solid waste matters in Malheur County waste shed and prepares required documents, applications, and reports required to maintain active solid waste permits issued to the County.
• Administers onsite sewage disposal processes and provides for permits, as needed.
• In cooperation with the Malheur County Health Department, determines if a detailed investigation is necessary upon communicable disease outbreaks; determines what control measures are to be taken; facility closure, public notice, etc.
• Refers public to established air quality control program(DEQ).
• Conducts inspection on the condition of existing septic and soil conditions.
• Inspects on-site sewage disposal installations; issue permits, enforce regulation of state government pertaining to installations; assists in design, layout and proper installation of facilities.
• Performs full and complete supervision, including assignment of work, evaluation, discipline, adjust grievances, hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, instruct, schedule, approve leaves.
• Represents the agency before County Court, before the public, before other jurisdictions, and before professional organizations.
• Prepares departmental budget and monitors expenditures.
• Attends state-sponsored conferences and training seminars as required to obtain new information concerning rules, regulations and procedures.
• Courteously meet and deal effectively with other employees, department heads, elected officials, outside agency personnel and the public.
• Oversees and manages all activities and reporting for Lytle Boulevard Landfill.
• Inspects food handling and service establishments for general cleanliness and sanitation; takes food and biological samples for laboratory analysis at the request of the State epidemiology division.
• Inspects licensed swimming pools and checks for compliance with state laws and regulations; maintain pool inspection certification as required by the State.
• Inspects recreation parks and traveler accommodations to ensure compliance with Oregon state sanitation requirements.
• Coordinates with health nurses in conducting epidemiology as it relates to food and waterborne diseases.
• Handles reports of animal bites under Oregon state law.
• Regular physical attendance at the employer’s facility is required.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Current Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) License that meets one of the following requirements OR have the ability to obtain current REHS license within 30 days.
• A bachelor's degree from a university or college with at least 45 quarter-hours of science background in environmental sanitation and two years of experience in environmental health working under the supervision of an environmental health specialist.
• Or, a graduate degree in community health or public health and one year of experience in environmental health working under the supervision of an environmental health specialist.
• Reciprocity: Bachelor's or graduate degree as noted above and affidavit of licensure demonstrating proof of current active registration with no current or pending disciplinary action. The registration must have been issued by a regulatory body of another state or a national association recognized by the board.
• AND 4 years of experience working as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist.
• AND 2 years supervisory OR a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training relevant to the position.
• Malheur County may consider underfill staffing this position with an applicant who is not fully qualified, but who can reasonably meet the full position requirements within 24 months.

Skills

• Past government experience.
• Experience working with the public.
• Experience preparing and managing budgets.
• Course work in Soil Science, Soil Morphology and Physical Geology or Geomorphology.
• Bi-Lingual in Spanish.
• Experience using HS Cloud inspection software.