How to hire an environmental health physician

How to hire an environmental health physician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step environmental health physician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an environmental health physician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental health physician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring an environmental health physician, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect environmental health physician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of environmental health physicians and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Environmental Health Physician	Description	Hourly rate
   Environmental Health Physician	Physicians and surgeons diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses. Physicians examine patients; take medical histories; prescribe medications; and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests... Show more	$50-201
   Family Practitioner	Family practitioners are medical professionals who are responsible for providing care for an entire family in small and rural communities. By using their knowledge in the medical profession, these doctors are required to diagnose and treat a variety of medical issues while referring patients to an appropriate specialist if medical problems are outside their range of practice... Show more	$43-172
   Medical Doctor	A Medical Doctor, also known as a physician, is a healthcare professional who diagnoses and treats patients from injuries and illnesses. As a Medical Doctor, your day-to-day duties will typically include assessing a patient's symptoms, prescribing and administering treatment to patients, and providing follow-up medical care to patients... Show more	$45-166

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Medical Care
   • Health Maintenance

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage children with diabetes and asthma among other diagnoses.
   • Perform EKG; blood glucose testing; pregnancy tests; pulmonary function testing; spirometer; vision testing.
   • Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
   • Collect and dispatch blood samples according to national malaria eradication and sputum samples for national tuberculosis control program.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your environmental health physician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An environmental health physician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, environmental health physicians' average salary in hawaii is 31% less than in north dakota.
   • Seniority. Entry-level environmental health physicians 75% less than senior-level environmental health physicians.
   • Certifications. An environmental health physician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an environmental health physician's salary.

   Average environmental health physician salary

   $210,467yearly

   $101.19 hourly rate

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   Entry-level environmental health physician salary

   $105,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 19, 2026

4. Writing an environmental health physician job description

   A good environmental health physician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an environmental health physician job description:

   Environmental health physician job description example

   STGi Offers Flexible Work Hours and a Sign-On Bonus
   
   + Are you looking for a more balanced work life?
   
   + Are you tired of the demands in hospitals and private practice settings?
   
   + If you are a dedicated hard worker who is extremely passionate in providing healthcare services and exceptional care to patients, we have the job for you...
   
   STGi provides detention health care services including medical, dental, and behavioral health to individuals in custody within ICE detention facilities. We are seeking Physician candidates for full-time and PRN/Per Diem healthcare positions.
   
   REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
   
   + Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from a school in the United States or,
   
   + Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States as established by:
   
   + Graduates (ECFMG).
   
   + Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the of .
   
   + Minimum of one year experience as a licensed physician.
   
   + BLS for Healthcare Providers certification through the American Heart Association .
   
   + Ability to pass a federal government security background check.
   
   + The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) and
   
   + permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
   
   MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
   
   + Provides direct care to patients within discipline Scope of Practice and performs functions in accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing and or granted privileges.
   
   + Provides treatment of persons throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility setting.
   
   + Serves as the on-site medical authority within the scope of services provided by IHSC.
   
   + Clinical supervisory authority over mid-level providers as well as the nursing staff and pharmacy.
   
   + Responsible for developing and coordinating all aspects of healthcare delivery at his/her assigned facility.
   
   PHYSICAL DEMANDS
   
   + Required to walk unaided at a normal pace for up to 10 minutes and maintain balance.
   
   + Required to respond to any medical emergency within 4 minutes, where a fast walk or jog may be necessary to provide assistance.
   
   + Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
   
   + Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detainees or staff exiting the building during an emergency (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self).
   
   + Must be able to see, hear and smell with or without the use of aides if necessary (exceptions on a case-by-case basis).
   
   + Must easily alternate between kneeling and standing.
   
   + Must be able to lift, push, or carry 30 pounds.
   
   + Must be capable of standing on hard surfaces (cement floors) for long periods of time.
   
   STGi is driven to positively impact our customers, our employees, and the communities that we serve. STGi offers a competitive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with company match and a PTO and paid sick leave policy.
   
   STGi is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
   
   Required Skills
   
   Medical Corps - 60J, 60L, 61F, 61H, 61N, 61R,62B Medical Specialist Corps - 65B, 65C, 65D; Nurse Corps - 66B,66H, 66P; Medical Service Corps - 67G, 67J Medical CMF - 68A, 68B, 68E, 68F, 68G, 68J, 68Q, 68R, 68S, 68T, 68W, 68X, 68Y
   
   Required Experience

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right environmental health physician for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your environmental health physician job on Zippia to find and recruit environmental health physician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with environmental health physician candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental health physician

   Once you've found the environmental health physician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new environmental health physician first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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