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PSYCHIATRIC AIDE 3 (MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN) -WAE/PRN - RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

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PSYCHIATRIC AIDE 3 (MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN) -WAE/PRN - RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Mandeville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

210374-PA3WAE-FTC

Department

LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Opening Date

07/11/2025

Closing Date

7/25/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

EMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER

We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life.

Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into recovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health.

Join our team at Florida Parishes Human Services Authority as a Psychiatric Aide 3 providing direct care to clients receiving substance use treatment in our inpatient, 24-hour residential facility. This facility is an ASAM Level III.5 Adult Clinically Managed High Intensity, residential substance use treatment program, located in Mandeville, Louisiana.

We are seeking a dedicated individual willing to workpart-time (PRN)with flexible hours, including some weekends. If you're passionate about supporting and aiding individuals with substance use treatment, we'd love to hear from you!

To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website. (http://fphsa.org/)

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

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=100490) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Provide direct nursing-aide coverage on the unit, working collaboratively with other clinical and administrative staff.

+ Take vital signs, perform room checks, and collect urine drug screens or urinalysis by order of physician or charge nurse

+ Ensur e clie nt s stay on schedule with labs and clinical appointments

+ M aintain documentation in the electronic health record (EHR),

+ M onitor and/or audit chart orders

+ Create and prepare documentation for clients with special dietary needs.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Classified WAE (When Actually Employed or PRN)

Career Progression: This position will be filled as a Psychiatric Aide 3.

Compensation: This position is limited to 1,245 hours in a 12 month period. This position shall be compensated shift differential rates for actual hours worked. These rates have been established by the FPHSA policy and approved by the Civil Service Commission. Shift Differential Rates may range from $0.25/hour to $1.60/hour, depending on both the shift and the day worked.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How to Apply:

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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included int he application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For additional information about this vacancy contact:

Emily Barthelemy, HR Analyst

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, Louisiana 70401

[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

Do you have a current Louisiana Chauffeur's license? NOTE: If you are chosen for this position, you will be required to obtain a Chauffer's license within your first 30 days of employment if you do not already have one.

+ Yes

+ No

02

What shift will you be available to work?

+ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

+ 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm

+ 11:00 pm - 7:00 pm

+ All available shifts

03

Have you completed nine (9) semester hours of college coursework in a social sciences field, education, social work, child guidance, or nursing?

+ Yes

+ No

04

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: Acct 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU

05

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

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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