Careers

Effingham County Health Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Open Positions:

Job Openings

Information on our Employee Benefits can be found here

Financial Assistant

Full-Time
Starting salary Range: $20 – $22 dependent on qualifications 

Provides accounting functions such as Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, with an emphasis on Insurance Billing. Also provides back-up for Clinic & Reception phones during busy times.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

 Accounting (includes but not limited to):

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Payment posting
  • Bank deposits
  • Resolving time clock discrepancies
  • Tracking employee benefit time
  • Maintaining asset listing
  • Updating reports
  • Work closely with employees to ensure Payroll reports, Time Studies, and Purchasing documents are complete and turned in, in a timely manner, and properly filed.

Insurance Billing (includes but not limited to):

  • Use EMR to submit clean claims to insurance companies
  • Examine nurse encounters to ensure proper CPT coding (will be trained on the job)
  • Find/Use available resources to prevent, follow up, and resolve denied claims
  • Research to stay up to date on reimbursement rates and CPT code changes

Job Qualifications:

  • Associates degree in Accounting or related field
  • Computer knowledge
  • Excel, Microsoft Outlook / Office 365, navigating system network and internet
  • Detail oriented and organized
  • Problem solving skills
  • Self-starter and able to work independently
  • Able to prioritize to meet many deadlines
  • Valid Driver’s License

    Public Health Vaccination Nurse – PRN RN/LPN

    PRN – Part-Time as needed
    Salary Range: $25 – $35 dependent on qualifications and experience
    As our vaccination nurse you will help with vaccinating our community, on an as-needed basis during our busy vaccination periods.

    REQUIREMENTS: 

    • Active Illinois RN or LPN license
    • Experience with immunization programs preferred

     

     

    There are three ways to apply for a job.

    1. You can fill out the application below on the website. Once completed it will be sent to our department.

    2. You can download a PDF version of the application. The PDF can be filled out on your computer and emailed to echd@effcohealth.org

    3. You can download the PDF version of the application and print it and mail or drop off the completed form to:   Effingham County Health Department, 901 W. Virginia Ave., Effingham, IL 62401.

     

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