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HEALTH OFFICER/REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS

Code: 01990 Local Non-Competitive

Health Officer/Registrar of Vital Statistics is a non-competitive local-government civil service title, so there is no ranked exam. You qualify by meeting the stated education and experience.

It expects a master's degree, 3 years of relevant experience, and a professional license.

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Health Officer/Registrar of Vital Statistics is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, recommends local public health policies; plans, develops, coordinates, and directs the work program of a municipal health department or agency and directs the enforcement of public health within the municipality concerned; does related work as required.

Has charge of the work involved in obtaining reports of and recording births, marriages, and deaths in the municipality. May respond to inquiries and process clerical transactions for other functions of the organization; does related work as required.

Examples of work

  • Recommends to superiors the establishment of local health policies and programs.
  • Plans and directs the measures required to control and prevent communicable diseases.
  • Directs and coordinates the inspection, investigation, legal and other measures required to carry out the provisions of local and state health laws.
  • Supervises sanitation measures and inspections throughout the municipality.
  • Plans and directs the measures required to abate nuisances which may affect health and sanitation.
  • Ensures that an adequate program of child health service is provided.
  • Directs the placarding of homes wherein cases of communicable diseases are reported.
  • Maintains a current, accurate record of all diseases reported within the municipality.
  • Investigates and/or directs the investigation of contacts and contagious diseases.
  • As is provided for in the health ordinance, issues certain licenses and permits.
  • Inspects and/or supervises the inspection of food and drug establishments to assure compliance with the law.
  • Takes samples of mold for testing purposes.
  • Supervises the vital statistics registration work of the municipality.
  • Writes correspondence and prepares clear, sound, accurate, and informative statistical, and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Supervises the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.
  • May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Develops procedures for obtaining prompt and accurate reports of births, marriages, and deaths.
  • Passes on the certificates and other forms used in reporting births, marriages, and deaths.
  • Makes statistical compilations and organizes such calculations in the form of tables.
  • May issue various municipal licenses.
  • Studies the reporting of births, marriages, and deaths for the purpose of checking the completeness and accuracy of the reports and the means of improving registrations.
  • Issues certified copies of birth, marriage, and death records.
  • Collects fees and accounts for the money collected.
  • Answers nonroutine inquiries for information within the organization in accord with department policy and regulations.
  • Determines the manner in which records and files are to be kept.
  • Addresses groups interested in the reporting and compilation of births, marriages, and deaths.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Three (3) years of clerical experience.

License

Possession of a valid Health Officer License issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local public health laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, policies, standards and procedures.
  • Knowledge of the local sanitary codes.
  • Knowledge of modern preventative diseases measures.
  • Knowledge of modern techniques of public health administration.
  • Knowledge of record maintenance for a modern public health program.
  • Ability to organize work, analyze problems, and develop effective work methods.
  • Ability to read and interpret laws, rules, regulations and provisions, and to apply them to specific situations.
  • Ability to recognize and identify contagious diseases.
  • Ability to ensure proper control actions of contagious diseases.
  • Ability to maintain and establish effective working relationships on health matters with citizens, physicians, and others.
  • Ability to give suitable instructions and assignments to employees and supervise the performance of their work.
  • Ability to make efficient and effective use of available funds, personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, and space.
  • Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports and correspondence containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.
  • Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
  • CODES: JMR 7/22/93
  • <b>REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS</b>
  • Knowledge of the laws relating to the reporting and registration of births, marriages, and deaths.
  • Knowledge of giving correct information to varied types of inquirers.
  • Knowledge of the statistical methods to be used in compiling sound and informative reports from the data collected.
  • Knowledge of the establishment and maintenance of a system of reports, records, and general files over a long period of time.
  • Ability to analyze the laws relating to the reporting and registration of births, marriages, and deaths and apply them to specific cases.
  • Ability to establish a simple and effective system of records of births, marriages, and deaths.
  • Ability to handle correspondence with numerous and varied types of inquiries.
  • Ability to devise suitable forms.
  • Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
  • CODE: @ 06/18/2009
  • <b>DUAL TITLE CODE: </b>
  • This job specification is for local government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

Note

Under certain circumstances, or upon request, eligibility may be restricted to qualified physicians only, who possess a valid Health Officer's License issued by the New Jersey Department of Health, or to individuals who possess a doctor or master degree in a health related field, such as medicine, osteopathy, veterinary medicine, public health, environmental science, health administration, social work, nursing, or health education and a valid New Jersey Health Officer's license.

The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

CERTIFICATION

Appointees must obtain a Certified Municipal Registrar (CMR) certificate issued by the Department of Health and Senior Services within six (6) months of appointment