JOB DESCRIPTION:
**AMENDED IN SALARY: $41,199.00 - $47,379.00 (Annual) The mission of the Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention is to prevent environmental disease and injury in homes, communities and the workplace, and to protect health by promoting healthy environments and health equity. The Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention identifies and assesses environmental and occupational health risks in New York City through research, surveillance and investigations, and develops policies, programs and services to prevent related illnesses, injuries and death. The Bureau is comprised of three Programs - Healthy Homes, Environmental Health Assessment and Communications, and Injury and Violence Prevention and three support Offices - Research and Surveillance, Policy and Programming, and Emergency Planning and Operations. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: --Perform environmental, indoor air quality and suspected food poisoning investigations which include: Interviews, visual inspections in residential and commercial settings, review of records, independent environmental measurements, and sample collections at facilities and on premises in accordance with established procedures. --Immediately notify, seek advice and counsel from office to advert and abate cases of situations in the field. --Prepare investigative and emergency response reports and other required documentation. --Prepare and serve Notices of Violations where specific violation of applicable laws and regulations are found. --Notify and counsels client and facility/premise owner/operator regarding findings and remedial measures and eliminate or reduce hazardous environmental conditions.
Salary:
$47,803.00 - $71,403.00
Median salary:
$59,603.00
Posting date:
February 06, 2015
End date:
N/A
Department:
DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE
Url:
https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov