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PSYCHIATRIC AIDE SUPERVISOR 1

Salary

$2,123.00 - $3,822.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LVH208454PSYC1050625

Department

DVA-LA Veterans Home

Opening Date

05/07/2025

Closing Date

5/12/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.

This position has a special entrance rate of $14.89/hour with an additional premium pay of $3.00 per hour worked .

SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS (per HOUR physically worked):

SHIFT

Weekdays

Weekends

Holidays

Weekend Holidays

1ST

$2.50

$2.50

$2.50

2ND

$2.50

$3.00

$3.00

$3.00

3RD

$2.50

$ 3.00

$ 3.00

$3.00

Failure to list all experience on your application may result in a lower classification and/or disqualification. Also, failure to indicate your nursing assistant certification information may also result in a failed application.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

All candidates for hire must undergo a drug screen and background check.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana War Veterans' Home

Attn: Adrainne Bergeron, Human Resource

[email protected]

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience in providing behavioral health or developmentally disabled services, or psychiatric patient care; OR

Eighteen semester hours of college coursework in a social sciences field, education, social work, child guidance, or nursing; OR

Two years and six months of experience in providing behavioral health or developmentally disabled services or psychiatric patient care plus a Behavioral Health Aide Diploma from a vocational technical college with an approved curriculum from the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform highly responsible non-professional nursing support work, which involves supervising lower-level paraprofessional healthcare staff.

Level of Work:

Supervisor.

Supervision Received:

General from a Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 2 and/or from other healthcare personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct over lower-level paraprofessional healthcare staff.

Location of Work:

State health care facilities and rehabilitation centers.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the Psychiatric Aide 3 by the presence of supervisory responsibilities.

Differs from the Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 2 by the absence of supervisory responsibilities over several wards. Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 1 positions serve as first-line supervisors.

Examples of Work

Supervises lower-level paraprofessional healthcare staff providing therapeutic and environmental care of patients on a ward during an assigned shift.

Gives report at change of shift.

Assigns and performs routine nursing duties such as taking vital signs, assisting with treatments, diabetic urine tests, etc.

Assigns duties and maintains a safe and sanitary environment for patients; assists in cleaning physical surroundings, furnishings, and equipment in patient care area.

Documents on patient's chart pertinent behavior, or incidents (accidents or injuries) or any complaints made by patients, and reports such to supervisor.

Assists in patient management utilizing therapeutic intervention techniques; restrains hostile and physically violent patients when necessary.

Makes rounds to check patient's presence and checks for compliance with safety, sanitation, and therapeutic environment.

Interacts with patients as a therapeutic function.

Reports condition of patients to appropriate professional personnel.

Conducts groups in therapeutic activities such as reality orientation and re-motivation.

Maintains awareness of patients' whereabouts at all times, reports appropriately, and assists in the search and return of eloped patients.

Provides constant visual and intensive care for extremely suicidal, combative, or disturbed patients to assure safety and well being of the patients; documents appropriately.

Orients patients to environment and reviews patients' rights; is responsible for admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.

Maintains specific forms as required by the facility.

Assist in emergency situations.

Performs duties of any lower level psychiatric aide as necessary.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Do you have a current/valid CPR Card?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Are you certified with the Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry as a Certified Nursing Assistant?

+ Yes

+ No

03

Question 2 ACTIVE If you answered yes to the previous question, please provide your certification number and expiration date. If you are not a CNA, please put N/A. NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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