Psychiatric Aide 3
Psychiatric Aide 3
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About this Job
This vacancy is located in the Secure 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 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.
For further information about this vacancy please contact:
LDH-ELMHS Human Resources
Leigh Moore
Employment Type
Full Time
