Sanitarian, Registered

Sanitarian, Registered

Salary

$43,357.00 - $75,789.00 Annually

Location

Kanawha County, WV

Job Type

Full-Time Permanent

Job Number

PH27F101 PSA 2

Department

HEALTH - BPH - OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Opening Date

10/23/2026

Closing Date

11/5/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

LOCATION OF VACANCY

KANAWHA

Civil Service Type:

Classified-Exempt - This Position is Not Covered Under the DOP Merit System

Skills Based Hiring:

No

• Description
• Benefits
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Nature of Work

Kanawha County

Serve as the Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Team (RRT) Coordinator, this will include managing the expenses of any grant dollars associated with the RRT; attending the regional and national Face to Face Meetings; planning, training for local health departments and members of the Rapid Response Team; holding bi-annual meetings of the WV RRT team; coordinate any responses to foodborne/feed borne illness outbreaks; serving as an Office of Environmental Health Services (OEHS) member of the Center for Threat Preparedness response and completing all the training necessary for emergency response, when necessary; attending the weekly Division of Epidemiology Outbreak Meeting, serving as a member of the Legionella outbreak response team.

Duties of the position also include all training for and inspection of manufactured food establishments throughout the state as assigned. This position may assist coordinating Food Training for Sanitarians throughout the state. Other duties as assigned.

This position is responsible for coordinating all food borne illness environmental health investigations with the Bureau for Public Health (BPH) Division of Epidemiology and the Local Health Departments. Also, this position will chair the WV Food Rapid Response Team and be responsible for coordinating all the activities and meetings.

Duties of the position also include all training for and inspection of manufactured food establishments throughout the state as assigned.

This position is critical to meeting FDA contract and grant requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university.

AND

Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a sanitarian.

OR

Substitution: A Masters degree from an accredited college or university in public health, environmental science, chemistry, biology, physical science or agriculture may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

Special Requirements: Must be licensed as a Registered Sanitarian by the West Virginia State Board of Sanitarians or be eligible to be licensed with the Board per the Reciprocity section of the Practice of Public Health Sanitation, W. Va. Code R. §20-4-4 et seq. Must possess a valid drivers license. Availability of an automobile for continuous use may be a requisite for employment.

Other Information

PG: 16 $43,357 - $75,789

Market Rate: $67,395

Special Hiring Rates:

• $57,245.00 - Berkeley-Morgan County Health Department (SPB 3154)
• $50,003.20 - Jefferson County Health Department (SPB 3047)

Email applications to: stacy.e.king@wv.gov

Mail applications to: WV Department of Health

ATTN: Stacy King

350 Capitol Street

Charleston, WV 25301

Please include Posting number PH27F101 on your application.

NOTE: Applications of covered state employees mailed to the DOP or completed via the DOP site will not be forwarded to the DHS.

State employment offers a variety of benefits. Click HERE to visit the Division of Personnels Benefits Page.

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Employer West Virginia

Address 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Building 3 Suite 500

Charleston, West Virginia, 25305

Phone (304) 558-3950

Website http://personnel.wv.gov