Vacancy Announcement

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Environmental Health Division
Food, Lodging and Facilities Program

Salary Grade:

67

Salary Range:

$ 48,502 – $59,697

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Position Number:

535-56-594

Location:

McDowell County

Description of Work:

• Performs independent field work to assess environmental health hazards in food establishments, institutions, childcare centers, schools, and other regulated facilities.
• Promotes and protects public health through education, inspection, permitting, surveillance, and enforcement related to sanitation in food establishments, institutions, childcare centers, schools, and other regulated facilities.
• Investigates complaints related to food establishments, institutions, childcare centers, schools, and other regulated facilities.
• Inspects and permits seasonal and year-round public swimming pools.
• Inspects and permits tattoo artists.
• Assists in childhood lead investigations and reporting.

Minimum Education And Experience:

Graduation from a baccalaureate program with a minimum of 30 semester hours or its equivalent in the physical or biological sciences. Experience preferred, but inexperienced applicants meeting the education requirement will be considered.

Necessary Special Qualifications:

Registration as an environmental health specialist; or eligibility for registration as an environmental health specialist by the NC State Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners.

Application Process:

To apply for this position, submit the required NC state application (PD-107) to the Foothill Health District Personnel Department, 221 Callahan-Koon Road, Spindale, NC 28160. Applications can be downloaded at www.foothillshd.org. Completed applications and resumes can be e-mailed to csnyder@foothillshd.org or faxed to (828) 287-6059.

Vacancy Announcement

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE I

Salary Grade:

67

Salary Range:

$37,308 – $48,502

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Position Number:

535-50-166

Location:

Rutherford County

Description of Work:

• Perform all clinical services related to maternity, family planning, immunizations, adult health, child health and communicable disease.
• Collect data for history and review of systems, collect laboratory specimens and performs pregnancy testing.
• Collects data for history, interviews for problems, functions as a laboratory technician by collecting lab specimens by venipuncture, checking blood pressure, heights and weights and urine specimens.

Minimum Education And Experience:

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S. in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nurse rotation, or Master’s in Public Health and graduation from a school of professional nursing; or graduation from a school of professional nursing and one year of professional nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications:

A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Application Process:

To apply for this position, submit the required NC state application (PD-107) to the Foothills Health District Personnel Department, 221 Callahan-Koon Road, Spindale, NC 28160 by 5:00pm on Monday, December 28, 2020. Applications can be downloaded at www.foothillshd.org. Completed applications and resumes can be e-mailed to csnyder@foothillshd.org or faxed to (828) 287-6059. Equal Opportunity Employer