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PSYCHIATRIC AIDE 3 (MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN) -WAE/PRN - RESIDENTIAL FACILITY-April 2024
Mandeville
Apr 2, 2026
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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

  189071-PA3WAE-FTC

  Department

  LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

  Opening Date

  01/18/2024

  Closing Date

  1/31/2024 11:59 PM Central

  Description

  Benefits

  Questions

  Supplemental Information

  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 r ecovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health.

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

  For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above .

  This Psychiatric Aide position is for a vacancy located in our inpatient residential facility . Please see the Examples of Work below for additional information for this position.

  This position will be filled as a Classified WAE (When Actually Employed or PRN) limited to 1,245 hours in a 12 month period. Psychiatric Aides 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.

  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.

  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:

  Kasi Silbernagel, HR Analyst (She/Her)

  FPHSA Human Resources

  835 Pride Drive, Suite B

  985-543-4333 ext. 1408

  Qualifications

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  Eighteen months of experience in psychiatric patient care or in providing care, guidance or training to the developmentally disabled, physically disabled or chemically dependent.

  SUBSTITUTIONS:

  College training with at least six semester hours per year in one or a combination of education, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, child guidance, or nursing will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

  A Mental Health Aide Diploma from a vocational technical college with an approved curriculum from the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will substitute for six months of the required experience.

  NOTE:

  Most vacancies will be filled by promotion. Completion of an in- service training program administered by the department may be required.

  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

  This Psychiatric Aide 3 position provides direct care to clients receiving substance use treatment in a 24-hour residential facility. This facility is an ASAM Level III.5 Adult Clinically Managed High Intensity, residential substance use treatment program. This position provides direct nursing-aide coverage on the unit, which may include the following duties : continuous observation of clients, taking vital signs, performing room checks, collecting urine drug screens or urinalysis by order of physician or charge nurse, ensur ing clie nt s stay on schedule with labs and clinical appointments, maintaining documentation in the electronic health record (EHR), monitoring and/or auditing chart orders and checking/auditing MD orders nightly, creating & preparing documentation for clients with special dietary needs, and working collaboratively with other clinical and administrative staff. Driving and alternating shift work may also be required, and the chosen applicant may be required to possess (or obtain) a Chauffeur’s/Class D driver’s license if hired.

  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 Chauffer's License?

  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

  Do you have eighteen months of experience in psychiatric patient care or in providing care, guidance or training to the developmentally disabled, physically disabled or chemically dependent?

  Yes

  No

  04

  Do you have college training with at least six semester hours per year in one or a combination of education, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, child guidance, or nursing?

  Yes

  No

  05

  If you answered yes to the question above, please list your qualifying coursework in the following format: PSYCI 1001, Introduction to Psychology, 3 hours, LSU. If you answered no, enter N/A

  06

  Do you have a Mental 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

  Agency

  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

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