Join Our Team!
Join Egyptian Health Department’s team in investing in Healthy People…Healthy Communities.
Our Agency:
Egyptian Health Department has been serving the citizens of Southern Illinois since 1952. We are COA accredited and a leading agency in Southern Illinois. We are team oriented and a fast growing agency.
Job Benefits:
Excellent benefit package including:
- Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
- Group Health Insurance
- Vacation Days
- Sick Time
- Personal Day
- 14 Paid Holidays
- 35 hour workweek
- 4 day work week available for most positions
- Great work environment
- National Health Service Corp (NHSC) approved site
To Apply:
- Submit an online application at apply.egyptian.org
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Download or pickup a paper application and return to Tammy Karnes at:
- Address: 1412 US 45 North, Eldorado, IL 62930
- Fax: (618) 273-2808
- Email: tkarnes@egyptian.org
Please include resume and three letters of reference with application. Three letters of reference will be required prior to start date.
Deadline to apply is:
Current Career Opportunities
Select a job for more information.
Community Health Educator/Overdose Prevention Educator
Department: Health Education
Minimum Requirements:
- Requires a master’s degree in community health education: OR
- a bachelor’s degree with courses in community education with areas of concentration in the behavioral and biological sciences, and experiences in community health education and/or substance use and addiction education; OR
- be an incumbent approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health currently employed as a Health Educator as of the effective date of these specifications.
- Must be 21 years of age to apply.
Full Time
Hours:
35 Hours per Week
Job Duties:
- Works with the coordinator to plan, organize and conduct overdose prevention programs for participating agencies.
- Speaks before various community groups; prepares lecture materials and resource lists.
- Attend community health or substance use coalition meetings throughout the service area.
- Educate the community about the current opioid epidemic and overdose prevention.
- Attend regional meetings and trainings in regards to overdose prevention and the heroin/opioid epidemic.
- Develop educational and promotional materials; work with coordinator and other program staff in the development of social marketing messages and materials.
- Attend regional meetings and trainings in regards to overdose prevention and the opioid epidemic.
- Track number of trainings, individuals trained, and naloxone distribution; coordinate trainings with other community members when applicable.
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served
Intensive Care Coordinator
Department: CCSI
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Health and Human related field OR High School Diploma with 5 years verifiable clinical experience in mental health or human services OR a family partnership professional with current certification from the Illinois Alcohol and Other
Full Time
Hours:
35 Hours per Week
Job Duties:
- Provide intensive care coordination to youth in Tier 2, maintaining an average caseload of 25 youth not to exceed 30 youth on a caseload at one time.
- Coordinate and facilitate Wraparound team meetings and assign responsibilities/activities to members on each wraparound team.
- Coordinate and assist with the identification of individual strengths, resources, preferences and choices to create a strengths-based team vision.
- Assist with the identification, recruitment and engagement of existing natural supports for development of a natural support team.
- Assist with the development of crisis safety plans.
- Assist family in drafting a family history to inform treatment and treatment goals.
- Act as a liaison and consult with community providers and families to maintain coordination in the treatment team process.
- Educate families, providers, and the community about the wraparound process.
- Provide transportation in a personal vehicle and agency vehicle as needed.
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served
Nurse Case Manager
Department: CCBHC
Minimum Requirements:
- Registered Nurse with experience in psychiatric and/or substance use preferred but will accept LPN.
- Ability to utilize necessary computer hardware and software.
Full Time
Hours:
35 Hours per Week
Job Duties:
- Carries out the responsibilities of program implementation; program development, evaluation, and compliance with funding guidelines.
- Collects baseline and reassessment data (such as BMI, hba1c, weight, blood pressure, hgb, medication, tobacco use).
- Provides medication monitoring, assessment, and assistance in the development of treatment planning.
- Acts as a liason between Egyptian Health Department and primary care providers.
- Creates and maintains individualized wellness plans with clients.
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served.
RN
Department: ACT/CSI
Minimum Requirements:
- RN licensure in Illinois
Full Time
Hours:
35 Hours per Week
Job Duties:
- Manage the medication system, administer and document medication treatment
- Screen and monitor consumers for medical problems/side effects
- Communicate and coordinate services with the other medical providers
- Engage in health promotion, prevention and education activities.
- Educate other team members to help them monitor psychiatric symptoms and medication side effects
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served
Service Integration Coordinator
Department: InCA
Minimum Requirements:
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in human service or related field (e.g., social work, psychology, education, business, nursing, or other healthcare-related degrees).
- Experience working with a diverse group of community agencies, organizations, or other resources.
- Must be able to work within multi system/software platforms for both referral and data collection responsibilities.
- Requires knowledge of various community resources, excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills.
Full Time
Hours:
35 Hours per Week
Job Duties:
- Serve as the single point of service coordination contact for InCA designated Medicaid recipients age 21 and older through the iHUB.
- Conducts Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Screenings for all adult beneficiary referrals and walk-ins.
- Supports and tracks linkages/referrals to community-based resources.
- Report and advocate for change based on needs indicators.
- Works closely with the direct service team and other key staff to ensure comprehensive care is provided.
- Provides outreach and coordination contact for core partner agencies and InCA beneficiaries.
- Provide referral and linkage information for collaborators and InCA recipients including stratification to medically necessary levels of care using the IM CANS needs assessment as a guide.
- Will prompt, record and ensure care tasks within a Population Health Management system (i.e,follow-ups, wellness visits, screenings, care plans, etc.) are completed by appropriate direct service staff to improve health outcomes of InCA recipients.
- Establish and further develop collaborative working relationships as an informational contact for agencies, service providers, and Medicaid beneficiary families in the counties served.
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served
Substance Use Counselor - Carmi
Department: SUDS
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have a Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in a human service field.
- Must have either an Illinois Certification (ICB) or be able to obtain certification within two years of hire. Other licensures relevant to the position will be considered.
- Must demonstrate sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the families we serve.
- Must have a valid driver's license and auto insurance.
Full Time
Hours:
35 Hours per Week
Job Duties:
- Provide the required number of direct service hours per year.
- Assume case management/therapist responsibilities for a caseload of clients with alcohol and drug related problems.
- Participate in random reviews of files for Utilization Review/Quality Assurance.
- Provide follow-up services to clients discharged from treatment facilities.
- Conduct substance use disorder groups.
- Maintain complete documentation in client records as required by Illinois Administrative Rules.