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Psychiatric Aide 1-2 (NIGHTS)

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Psychiatric Aide 1-2 (NIGHTS)

Salary

$1,733.00 - $3,120.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CLSH-2025-44

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

05/08/2025

Closing Date

5/18/2025 11:59 PM Central

+ Description

+ Benefits

Supplemental Information

This is a Night shift position (6:45pm – 7:15am) located at Central Louisiana State Hospital. Please refer to separate posting if you are interested in the day shift.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Psychiatric Aide 1 or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.

Psychiatric Aide 1 has a special entry rate of$12.15/hour.

Psychiatric Aide 2 has a special entry rate of$13.00/hour.

In addition to the special entry rate of pay/hour, this position receives:

Premium Pay of $1.50/hourworked

Retention Paystarts at an additional $1.00/hourworked, up to $2.50/hourworked

Shift Differential is also earned, depending upon the time of shift worked

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

This position may be filled as either a Probation, Job Appointment, Promotion, Demotion, Detail, or Transfer.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Psychiatric Aide 1 or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualification requirements, and job concepts for each level.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified for the higher level based on your title alone. Incomplete applications may not be considered.

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 applications 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.

CLSH is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities"

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Human Resources Department

Central Louisiana State Hospital

Brandon Luneau

[email protected]

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training required.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform responsible non-professional nursing support work which involves assisting in creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment for patients.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a Psychiatric Aide Supervisor or other professional medical personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

State health care facilities and rehabilitation centers.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the Psychiatric Aide 2 by the limitation of responsibility in the performance of duties.

Examples of Work

Performs all tasks in a training capacity.

Assists to create and maintain a therapeutic environment for mentally ill and/or substance abuse patients to include performing routine nursing duties such as taking vital signs and weighing patients.

Records data on patients' charts concerning behavioral observations, vital signs, symptoms, accidents, injuries, etc.

Cares for the personal needs of patients and assists them in good grooming, personal hygiene, eating, and the control of money and valuables.

Accompanies patients to clinics, meals, recreational activities, field trips, etc. to insure safety and prevent elopements.

Cleans, sanitizes and maintains safe surroundings.

Performs required duties in maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for patients by assisting in cleaning physical surroundings, furnishings, and equipment in patient care area.

Performs housekeeping duties such as changing bed linens, making beds, and assisting with washing patients clothes.

Assists in restraining hostile and physically violent patients utilizing therapeutic intervention techniques.

Makes rounds to check patients' presence; checks for compliance with safety rules and regulations and documents appropriately.

Interacts with patients as a therapeutic function; observes and reports condition of patients to appropriate professional personnel.

Observes, collects, and labels urines for drug screen and/or analysis.

Administers breathalyzer.

Participates with groups in therapeutic activities.

Assists in emergency situations.

Supervises the work of patients engaged in work activities.

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

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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