Public Health – Prevent / Promote / Protect

The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of duties including food protection program, fielding phone calls, scheduling patients, running insurance, and printing birth/death records as needed.

This position is not limited to the following:

• Environmental Complaints, Inspections, Investigations, and Consultations
• Participate in meetings, trainings, and exercises as required
• Food Protection-Compliance and Enforcement
• Complete Food Establishment inspections based on Risk Based Inspections for the fiscal year
• Track food establishment certified food handlers, check expiration dates, and ensure compliance
• Food consultations, complaints, enforcements, and follow-ups
• Review and approve food establishment Plan Reviews
• Issue food establishment permits
• Issue temporary/special food event permits and inspections
• Farmer’s Market’s consultations, permits, and inspections
• Must be able to create, maintain, and organize all documents required in office and state level.
• Office Support
• Maintain office in absence of essential staff and field phone calls
• Provide information, assistance, and public consultation
• Schedule patient appointments, scan insurance information, and distribute information
• Perform other related duties as required

Minimum Physical and Mental Abilities Required to Perform Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle
• Ability to reach, stoop, kneel, crawl in the routine inspections of field and food establishment inspections/investigations
• Ability to operate a variety of automated office machines including copier, laminator, fax machine, telephone, computers, printer, etc.
• Ability to operate various training, inspections/ testing, and recording equipment

Special Requirements:

• Must Possess Valid Indiana Driver’s License
• Possess ServSafe Food Certification (Must be certified within 6 months of hire date)

This position will need to be able to work Wednesday, evenings, weekends, when needed, for meetings, festivals, and pop-up food inspections. This position is required to inspect food trucks for safety. This position will also be required to attend out-of-town meetings and trainings.  This position reports to the Office Manager and Environmentalist.

Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Protected Health Information (PHI) and other sensitive data encountered during work, in accordance with HIPPA Privacy and Security Rules.

Maximum of 20 hours per week paid at $17.00 an hour.  

Workdays are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Days and hours are flexible during festivals, vacations, meetings, and trainings.