An employee in this class is responsible for providing consultation and technical direction in the area of general sanitation and environmental health. Work may involve enforcing established rules and regulations, coordinating the work for a staff of Public Health Sanitarians assigned to a specific area of the state, conducting training programs for new Public Health Sanitarians and conducting the more difficult and special investigations where specific engineering knowledge is not required. Some employees in this class provide technical direction and consultation to public health agencies in planning, organizing and operating local environmental health programs. There is wide latitude for independent action within the framework of established laws and procedures.
General supervision is received from the central ofice environmental health staff.
Assists the section chief in organizing, coordinating and monitoring activities of the district staff so that program objectives and priorities are met. Assists the section chief in assigning responsibility for inspect of licensed establishments so that inspections are carried out on a routine basis and compliance with regulations is assured. Assists the environmental field services staff in making sensitive and complex investigations of health related problems such as natural disasters, food born and water born illness so that the potential for disease outbreaks is minimized. Develops and presents education programs for health care facilities personnel and MDH staff so that awareness of sanitation practices and procedures is increased. Assists local health agencies with the organization and development of environmental health programs so that effective programs are established.