Psych Aide 3 at State of Louisiana

About this Job Division: Within the Nursing Department at ELMHS Located in Jackson LAThe 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 LouisianaELMHS is looking for a motivated detail-oriented and positive individual to join our team as a Psych Aide 3!Minimum Qualifications Eighteen months of experience in providing behavioral health or developmentally disabled services or psychiatric patient care; ORNine semester hours of college coursework in a social sciences field education social work child guidance or nursing; OROne 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 found here.Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: In this role you will: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:Appointment Type: Probational or PromotionalWork Schedule:Days or NightsCompensation:This position is eligible for an SER rate of $13.91 an hour or $1112.80 bi-weeklyThis position is eligible for the following premium pays (Per Hour Physically Worked):$1.00 an hour for Facility Longevity$1.50 an hour for Recruitment and RetentionHow 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 notbe 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 MooreELMHS HRLouisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. Key Skills Culinary Experience,Restaurant Experience,Food Preparation Experience,Food Service,Kitchen Experience,Dietary Aide Experience,Serving Experience,Cooking,Dietary Department Experience,Sanitation,Food Production Experience,Meal Preparation Employment Type : Unclear Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 1985 - 3572