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- Environmental Public Health Specialist III
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This is advanced professional and technical and/or supervisory work in promoting community environmental public health and in the implementation of environmentally influenced public health laws and regulations.
Assists the environmental public health supervisor in the coordination, implementation, and monitoring, including providing training and consultation and conducting public meetings, of the following aspects of the environmental public health programs: individual water and on-site wastewater treatment systems; milk sanitation and inspection; food, facility, and environmental sanitation; food safety inspection; food and waterborne disease prevention and outbreak investigation; ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection in meat and poultry slaughter processing operations; child care facility sanitation and safety; commercial lodging sanitation and safety; industrial hygiene; vector control; zoonotic disease control; environmental public health factors related to disaster response and/or food transportation accidents; environmental epidemiology programs concerning toxic and hazardous chemicals and their risk assessment; and building related illnesses.
Coordinates assignment of staff performing community environmental public health inspections and associated duties.
Oversees the full range of milk, meat, or poultry processing operations through detailed inspections of the manufacturing process.
Inspects construction and maintenance of individual water wells and individual wastewater treatment systems.
Collects milk or food samples, water, or wastewater for microbiological or chemical analysis; collects other samples (e.g., asbestos) for analysis as needed.
Inspects food service establishments, retail food stores, food manufacturers, and food distributors to determine compliance with environmental public health laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to their operation.
Inspects child care facilities, lodging establishments, and/or shelters to determine compliance with environmental public health laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to their operation.
Provides technical advice to officials, property owners, and operators of plants and business establishments with regard to environmental public health, regulations, requirements, policies, and programs.
Collects information pertaining to recall activities, consumer complaints, or other public health concerns.
Coordinates or assists in coordinating training (both field work and in-services) for personnel to ensure and enhance competence.
Assists in coordination and/or supervision of the work of environmental staff.
Coordinates the implementation and enforcement of environmental public health programs with other jurisdictions and agencies.
Addresses local and regional organizations or other appropriate groups to promote environmental public health programs and explain departmental policy.
Plans and implements inspection program at assigned slaughter houses/processing plants or departments; assures products leaving plants are in compliance with laws and regulations.
Assists plant, facility, and establishment owners and managers in developing plans for correcting deficiencies, achieving compliance, and correcting conditions likely to lead to contaminated or adulterated products which may lead to foodborne illness, injury, or death.
Participates on regional response teams during emergency events such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and radiological events.
Receives general supervision; exercises considerable independent judgment and discretion within established policies and regulations; work is subject to periodic review in progress and upon completion.
Performs other related work as assigned.
(The following minimum qualifications will determine merit system eligibility. Allowable experience and education substitutions are provided in italics below the corresponding minimum qualification statement; no other substitutions will be permitted. These minimum qualifications may also be used to evaluate applicants for Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System positions not requiring selection from merit registers.)
One or more years of experience as an Environmental Public Health Specialist II with the Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System.
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A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 earned credit hours in one or a combination of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Bacteriology, Animal Science, Food Science, Soil Science, Sanitary Science, Environmental Health, or in closely related physical or natural sciences; and,
Three or more years of professional or technical experience in environmental public health work in two or more of the areas of special qualifying experience.
(24 earned graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the specified areas may substitute for one year of the required experience. A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the specified areas may substitute for two years of the required experience.)
(Professional or technical environmental public health work experience involving two or more of the areas of special qualifying experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of two years for deficiencies in the required college education. Environmental public health work experience involving two or more of the areas of special qualifying experience in the United States military may substitute on a year-for-year basis for deficiencies in the required college education.)
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A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Environmental Health from a program accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Environmental Health Curriculum; and,
Two or more years of professional or technical experience in environmental public health work in two or more of the areas of special qualifying experience.
(24 earned graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the specified areas may substitute for one year of the required experience. A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the specified areas may substitute for two years of the required experience.)
The employee may be expected to obtain certification by federal or state agencies for specialized duties, if required for the assignment involved.
Please note that documentation that supports your eligibility (i.e. transcripts, employment records, etc.) may be required at any time during the application and hiring process. If you do not possess the minimum qualifications, please consider one of many other employment opportunities with the State of Missouri.
Do you possess the key skills which are considered essential for successful employment in this classification?
Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices, and terminology of environmental public health as related to all areas of environmental public health including, but not limited to general sanitation, food safety, milk, meat, and poultry production, food processing, child care safety and sanitation, on-site wastewater treatment, private drinking water safety, lodging sanitation, and environmental lead safety.
Comprehensive knowledge of environmental public health and regulatory processes.
Comprehensive knowledge of general sanitation and sanitary practices in the food industry and indications of potential sanitation and food safety hazards.
Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HAACP) system as it relates to food safety and regulation.
Intermediate knowledge of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, biology, and other sciences as applied to environmental public health.
Intermediate knowledge of relationships of environmental conditions to the general level of public and occupational health.
Intermediate knowledge of basic techniques of public health administration.
Ability to comprehend and interpret environmental public health laws, regulations, requirements, and policies.
Ability to administer programs and supervise and train staff to carry out assigned tasks.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, staff, and governmental agencies.
Ability to communicate effectively, deliver presentations in the promotion of environmental public health, and advise other regulatory personnel and industry representatives concerning environmental public health issues.
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