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.
Next application deadline is:
Current Job Opportunities
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Department: Crisis
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Provides support to the Director of Crisis Services and Youth Services Crisis Program Manager.
- Performs various clerical duties.
- Coordinates scheduling of crisis team and maintains calendar.
- Assist is data collection and maintenance of data gathered.
- Attend and take minutes at morning crisis staffings.
- Maintain real time software for partners to enter bed census daily.
- Maintain daily updates of the bed registry.
- Assist MCR staff with GPS tracking software.
- Assist in air traffic control dispatching MCR teams.
Engagement Specialist - Crisis Services
Department: Crisis
- High School Diploma or GED
- Have lived experience that has navigated or been a consumer of a mental health system.
- Night Shift - Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., Friday 8:00 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Provide engagement services with Mental Health Professional during face to face screening and assessments for individuals in need.
- Assist Mental Health Professional with completion of screenings for substance use, social determinants of health and any other assessment screenings to be completed during assessment process for individuals in need.
- Provide peer engagement services.
- Provide transition, linkage and after care resources to referrals.
- Provide crisis deflection services within 24 hours to individuals deflected from a higher level of care.
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served.
- Increase engagement in care by assisting families/individuals in moving through a mental health system from hospitalization and/or deflection, through the agency intake process and transition from crisis to other levels of services.
- Assist individuals/families/caregivers in understanding, seeking and achieving the best possible outcomes for themselves or a family member (including complete recovery) by supporting consumer rights and empowering individuals/families/caregivers
Home Health RN
Department: Home Health
- Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois
- One or more years of community health nursing experience.
- Must have a valid driver's license, availability of transportation and must have auto insurance.
- Is informed and involved with initial evaluation, start of frequency of visits and method of payment on all home health clients.
- Regularly re-evaluates the individual’s nursing needs.
- Is responsible for maintaining Home Health Program standards as outlined in the Rules and Regulations for Home Health agencies.
- May perform services in the homes of individuals within designated counties in accordance with the medical treatment plan for each individual patient made by the attending physician in conjunction with the EHD staff.
- Provides the following services: Evaluates the level of function, follows the plan of treatment, prepares clinical and progress notes, advises and consults with the family and other agency personnel and participates in in-service programs.
- Maintain an up-to-date clinical record for each patient receiving care.
- Provide progress notes to the patient’s physician about patients under care when the patient’s condition change or there are deviations from the plan of care or at least every sixty days.
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served.
LPN
Department: Home Health
- Currently licensed in the State of Illinois as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Graduate of Accredited Practical Nursing Program.
- Physical requirements include: Lifting (up to 50 lbs); kneeling and bending.
- Good speaking, hearing and communication skills.
- Ability to deal with the public courteously and tactfully.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions and to work as a team.
- Must have valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
- Provides services in accordance with agency policies including maternal and child health programs.
- Performs home health visits and other related duties under the supervision of an R.N.
- Follow plan of care initiated by the R.N.
- Assists in coordination of appropriate referrals to other disciplines and to insurance companies.
- Prepares clinical progress notes within 24 hours of a home visit.
- Assess and provides client and family/care giver education and information pertinent to diagnosis/plan of care.
- Uses universal precautions while administering care to clients and is knowledgeable of policies and procedures and protocols regarding infection disease.
- Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served
Mental Health Therapist
Department: Adult Mental Health
- This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in human services or Master's Degree preferred.
- Counseling Services
- Treatment team meetings
- Care Coordination
- Case Management
Service Integration Coordinator
Department: Integrated Care for Adults
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in human services 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.
- 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, and 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