PSYCHIATRIC AIDE SUPERVISOR 1 - MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN SUPERVISOR - RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

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PSYCHIATRIC AIDE SUPERVISOR 1 - MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN SUPERVISOR - RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Mandeville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

193062-PAS1-FTC

Department

LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Opening Date

04/08/2024

Closing Date

4/21/2024 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

Potential Benefits:

Some of our facilities are approved HRSA/NHSC sites . S taff in specific positions at approved sites may be eligible to apply for certain student loan relief programs.

Educational opportunities made available to staff .

Paid holidays for eligible staff . This includes up to 10 statutory holidays as well as additional holidays as declared by the governor.

Earned Annual (personal) AND Sick Leave for eligible staff. Leave is accumulated and balances roll over each year.

Health , Life, and Miscellaneous Insurance Plans available for eligible staff, with multiple options at varying costs.

Retirement Options for eligible staff .

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

This Psychiatric Aide Supervisor position is for a vacancy located in our residential substance use treatment facility, Fontainebleau Treatment Center/Alcohol Treatment Center in Mandeville, Louisiana. Please see the Examples of Work below for additional information for this position.

This position may be filled as a Probational Appointment. Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period of not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months.

Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant's level of experience. Below is a list of the pay range for the position:

Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 1: $12.25/hour minimum – $22.05/hour maximumShift differentials are be provided for 2nd/3rd shift as well as all weekend and holiday

shifts. Shifts for this location include:

1st Shift: 6:45am - 2:45pm

2nd Shift: 2:45pm - 11:15pm

3rd Shift: 11:00am - 7:00pm

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.

ResumesWILL NOTbe 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:

Emily Barthelemy, HR Analyst

FPHSA Human Resources

835 Pride Drive, Suite B

[email protected]

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years 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 highly responsible non-professional nursing support work, which involves supervising lower-level paraprofessional healthcare staff.

Level of Work:

Supervisor.

Supervision Received:

General from a Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 2 and/or from other healthcare personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct over lower-level paraprofessional healthcare staff.

Location of Work:

State health care facilities and rehabilitation centers.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the Psychiatric Aide 3 by the presence of supervisory responsibilities.

Differs from the Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 2 by the absence of supervisory responsibilities over several wards. Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 1 positions serve as first-line supervisors.

Examples of Work

This Psychiatric Aide Supervisor 1 supervises and coordinates activities of subordinate Psychiatric Aides who provide 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. Duties may include but are not limited to the completion and/or monitoring the following: continuous observation of clients, taking vital signs, performing room checks, collecting urine drug screens or urinalysis by order of physician or charge nurse, ensuring clients 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 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 Chauffeur's license?

Yes

No

02

What shift will you be available to work? (Please check all that apply)

6:45am - 3:15pm

2:45pm - 11:15pm

11:00am - 7:00pm

03

Do you have three years 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 year 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: PSYC 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

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