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Health Careers in Sask
Swift Current
Position #: 153222
Expected Start Date: October 28, 2024
Union: HSAS
Facility: Swift Current Community Services
City/Town: Swift Current
Department: Public Health Inspection
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: July 29, 2025
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: shifts of hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: Yes
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Public Health Inspector - Degree $38.137 to $46.554
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: Reporting to the Senior Public Health Inspector and the Manager of Public Health, the successful candidate will use their knowledge and skills to enforce The Public Health Act,
1994 and The Tobacco Control Act with their associated regulations. Teamwork is a vital part of this position in conjunction with the Public Health Nurses under the Primary Health Care portfolio. The Public Health Inspection department works very closely with diverse departments in the Saskatchewan Health Authority, community partners and other government agencies at municipal, provincial and federal levels to provide excellent care to the people of Saskatchewan. The wide range of field duties of this position requires good independent judgment and risk assessment to ensure quality and safety for the public. Above regular inspections, the PHI is also involved with promotion, education and enforcement of Communicable Disease including Rabies, plumbing and private sewage and water. Considerable travel is involved throughout the Southwest area that this office serves.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health (BSEH)
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
- Certificate in Public Health Inspector (Canada) (CPHI(C))
Memberships
- Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI)
Competencies
- Analytical skills
- Public relations skills
- Problem solving skills
- Interpersonal skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to work independently
- Advance computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Access).
- Ability to act professionally, ethically and provide sound judgement
- Ability to interpret & apply legislation/guidelines/policy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-reliant
- Ability to be flexible and willing to change
Other Information
- Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
- For more information on the city of Swift Current please visit http://www.swiftcurrent.ca/
- Travel within the region and provincially