Overview
At the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), our mission is to work with others to protect and improve the health of all people in Washington State.
The Division of Disease Control and Health Statistics (DCHS) plays a vital role in achieving this mission by identifying, controlling, and preventing disease while providing reliable public health information.
Within DCHS, the Center for Health Statistics (CHS) collects and distributes timely, accurate, and complete health data. This includes vital records and statistics, hospital patient data, health risk behavior data, and data on using Washington’s Death with Dignity law. CHS operates the statewide vital records program and ensures secure and efficient issuance of records used to prove identity, age, and familial relationships.
About the Role
As a Certification Specialist, you’ll be a key part of our vital records team, serving customers—including the public and state/federal agencies—by issuing certified copies of vital records such as birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
Using systems like the Washington Health and Life Events System (WHALES) and Certificate Management Systems, you will:
Process, track, and modify orders for certified records.
Document certificate issuance history.
Ensure records are issued in a timely and secure way.
This work is critical in helping Washington residents access services that require proof of identity or relationship, such as obtaining a passport, enrolling in school, or securing government benefits
