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Psychiatric Aide 3

Salary

$1,985.00 - $3,572.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS5.22.25PA3

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

05/22/2025

Closing Date

5/29/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This vacancy is located in theSecure Forensic Facility (SFF) of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.This position will only be filled for nights.

*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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

One year 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 Specification

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To perform responsible non-professional nursing support work involving direct patient care and the implementation of a variety of planned therapeutic techniques.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Advanced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

General from a professional nurse, physician or other medical personnel of a higher level.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Lead worker over Psychiatric Aides 1, 2.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Psychiatric Aide 2 by the implementation of a variety of planned therapeutic techniques.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties

Provides emotional/physical support as indicated based on knowledge of the patients' psychiatric disorder, communication skills, and behavior.

Communicates to nursing staff all verbal interactions with patients.

Maintains appropriate therapeutic staff - patient relationship and utilizes knowledge of therapeutic techniques.

Performs specialized patient care activities, such as range of motion, postmortem care, isolation techniques and observation of restrained patients.

Serves as lead worker over Psychiatric Aides of a lower level.

Performs all duties of lower-level psychiatric aides.

Position-Specific Details:

This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees), by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected for a full-time position.

SPECIAL ENTRANCE RATE (SER) OF PAY:

$1112.80-biweekly/$13.91-hourly

Premium Pay; paid for each hour worked:

Retention pay - $1.50 per hour worked

Facility Longevity Pay – starting at $1.00 per hour worked

How To Apply:

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

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.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

LDH-ELMHS Human Resources

Leigh Moore

225-634-0680

[email protected]

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

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

03

Are you a current employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Have you completed nine semester hours of college coursework in a social sciences field, education, social work, child guidance, or nursing?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered "no", type N/A. Example: EDU 2001 - Introductory Education - 3 hrs - LSU

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you possess a Behavioral Health Aide Diploma from a vocational technical college with an approved curriculum from the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education?

+ Yes

+ No

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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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