Psychiatric Aide 3 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4820385) Apply  Psychiatric Aide 3 Salary $1,985.00 - $3,572.00 Monthly Location Jackson, LA Job Type Classified Job Number ELMHS2.5.25PA3 Department LDH-Office of Behavioral Health Opening Date 02/05/2025 Closing Date 2/19/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located in the Nursing Department 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. 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 *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 Jackson, LA. 70748 225-634-0548 ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV Minimum Qualifications 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 Concepts 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. Location of Work: State health care facilities and rehabilitation centers. Job Distinctions: Differs from Psychiatric Aide 2 by the implementation of a variety of planned therapeutic techniques. Examples of Work 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. 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 Please describe your experience performing responsible non-professional nursing support work which involves assisting in creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment for patients. 05 Have you completed nine semester hours of college coursework in a social sciences field, education, social work, child guidance, or nursing? + Yes + No 06 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 07 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email