EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT:
The Jessamine County Health Department operates under the Local Health Department Merit System Regulations as administered by the Department for Public Health. All applicants for classified positions will be reviewed and qualified by the Department for Public Health Personnel Branch. The regulations may be viewed here.
The Health Department may contract with staffing companies, such as Go-Hire Employment and Development, to oversee certain job positions. If such company is utilized, the application process will differ and will be noted within the job posting.
APPLICATIONS
Contractual Employment Positions: The following application must be completed and submitted either electronically to Carla Stinnett at carla.stinnett@jessaminehealth.org or delivered to 210 East Walnut Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356. Note: For electronic submissions, please click “Submit Application” at the very end of the application once completed. For record keeping, we recommend you save a copy of the completed application.
Merit System Employment Positions: Apply at https://KOG.CHFS.KY.GOV/HOME. Create a citizen’s account and search LHDCOS (search and apply).
Each job posting below will specify which application you must submit.
CURRENT OPENINGS:
Support Services Associate I
The Jessamine County Health Department is accepting applications for contractual employment of a full time Support Services Associate I.
General Duties include: Check patients in/out for clinical appointments. Ensure E-chart has up-to-date information. Enter immunization records in the KYIR (KY Immunization Registry). Obtain proof of income, residence, and identification for WIC. Verify income for all services. Ensure custody is identified, proper paperwork is in hand and electronic signatures are on all forms needed in the medical record. Make sure the voter registration form is signed by all patients that qualify. Check patients in and out for VAXCARE as needed. Verify that the CH-5 and 5B have been completed properly and signed in the correct places. Review informed consents for immunization and contraceptives to ensure that these have been properly executed so that the agency is protected from medical liability. Collect and apply payment for services rendered, print a receipt to give to the patient. Issue WIC EBT Cards to appropriate patients and ensure the rights and responsibilities form is signed. Educate patients on how and where to use their WIC EBT Card. Replace any lost or stolen WIC EBT Card. Schedule a return appointment as needed for the patient. Also assist with receptionist duties of greeting the public, answering multi-line phone calls, scheduling clinic appointments, registering patients for appointments and other various duties relative to supporting the clinic or other programmatic functions and duties under the purview of the supervisor.
Minimum Education, Training and Experience Requirements: High School Diploma or GED.
Starting Salary: $13.50-$16.79/hr negotiable with additional experience. Grade 10
Applications: The following application must be completed and submitted either electronically to Carla Stinnett at carla.stinnett@jessaminehealth.org or delivered to 210 East Walnut Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356, Attn: Personnel. Note: For electronic submissions, please click “Submit Application” at the very end of the application once completed. For record keeping, we recommend you save a copy of the completed application.
Resume will not substitute for completed application.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Applicants and employees in this classification will be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check.