Health Clerk

Health Clerk

The Health Clerk provides essential clerical and coordination support to the Perioperative Services team, serving as a central point of contact for patients, providers, and surgical staff. Responsibilities include scheduling same-day and on-call surgeries, managing patient records, entering orders, coordinating with medical offices and vendors, and ensuring timely, accurate communication across care teams. This role is critical to maintaining operational flow and delivering high-quality patient care on weekends.

Position Details:

Department: Surgery Administration

Core Function: Nursing Support

Schedule: Saturday & Sunday | 6:30 AM 2:30 PM

Facility: St. John's Hospital

Clinic Location: Springfield, IL

Compensation that aligns with your experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate real-time surgical case scheduling and on-call procedures
• Enter patient orders and documentation into hospital systems
• Manage chart assembly, order verification, and communication with provider offices
• Liaise with clinical teams and industry representatives to support patient care
• Support front-line communication and customer service activities

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Working knowledge of medical terminology preferred
• Previous clerical or healthcare support experience beneficial
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred

Benefits: HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.

• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
• Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
• Education Assistance benefits include up to $4,000 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
• Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
• Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.