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Psychologist 4

Salary

$6,710.00 - $12,074.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS11.17.25Psy

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

11/17/2025

Closing Date

12/1/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Division: Within the Psychology Department at ELMHS, Located in Jackson, LA

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long term psychiatric services are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana

ELMHS is seeking a passionate and motivated Psychologist to join our facility as a Psychologist 4!

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice psychology followed by two years of experience in psychological research, testing, or counseling.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

In this role, you will:

+ Perform complex tasks that include: program development, supervision of clinical services, direct provision of services, consultation in behavior management practices to other disciplines, ongoing professional peer evaluation, competency to stand trial assessment (both independently and in tandem with psychiatry), serving on review panels as needed, and providing court testimony on the issue of competence to stand trial, and contributing to a doctoral level internship.

+ The employee also serves as the head of the multi-disciplinary Behavior Management Plan Committee, which is hospital–wide, reviews and approves behavior management plans created by the psychology department prior to plan implementation.

+ Direct the complex program of psychological services provided to clients at the ASSA unit of ELMHS including coordination of treatment and care for patients.

+ Develop and direct specialized psychological assessment and treatment programs for the improvement of patient care. Coordinates when there are time conflicts over where to complete evaluations.

+ Provides regular supervision to master’s level psychology staff and Psychologist 1-3 and doctorial-level interns as needed and sets challenging yet achievable goals.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Compensation:

+ This position has an SER of $47.93 an hour or $13834.40 bi-weekly

+ This position is eligible for Longevity Pay starting at $1.00 Per Hour Physically Worked

+ This position is eligible for Rural Location Premium pay of $2.00 Per Hour Physically 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 scoreis 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 in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

[email protected]

225-634-0680

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 license to practice Psychology ?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered yes to the above question, please enter your Louisiana license number and the date received in the text box below. If you answered no, enter N/A.

03

Do you have two years of professional experience in psychological research, psychological testing, or counseling? NOTE: This experience must have been gained after licensure as a psychologist.

+ Yes

+ No

04

If you answered yes to the above question, please reference where on your application these duties were performed. If you answered no, then N/A.

05

Has your degree been granted? If so, when was it conferred?

06

What exact psychology degree did you receive (Ph. D., Psy. D., Ed. D.)?

07

Are you a graduate of a counseling psychology or clinical psychology program? If not, in what area of psychology was your degree (School, Clinical-Community, etc.)?

08

Was your program APA approved at the time of your graduation?

09

Did you complete an APA, CPA, or APPIC approved internship?

+ Yes

+ No

10

If you answered yes to the above question, please enter where you did your internship in the text box below. If you answered no, enter N/A.

11

Do you have a license or did you have a license to practice psychology in any state, territory or province other than the Louisiana? If yes, give license number and date received.

12

If you have a license to practice psychology in any state, territory or province, has your license to practice (or clinical privileges, hospital appointment, employment contract, or membership in any professional society or organization) ever been denied, investigated, terminated, reduced, not renewed, limited, withdrawn from or resignation submitted, suspended, revoked, modified, placed on probation, relinquished or voluntarily surrendered; or do you have knowledge of any such actions that are pending?

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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