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 performs responsible non-professional nursing support work, which involves assisting in creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment for patients.

No experience or training required.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:
45% Gives and receives reports on clients at change of shift, accepts client care assignments for assigned shift.  Maintains a therapeutic environment, correctly identifies client’s growth and development stages, and communicates according to level of understanding, stage of growth and development.  Ensures client’s safety and observation assigned to clients during escort; provides accountability of assigned client at all times; documents patient location; assist patient with activities of daily living, personal clothing care, daily household chores and feeding, and ensures all eating utensils are accounted for and assists clients and other staff with maintaining a clean environment.  Assists licensed staff with organizing medication administration.  Observation of clients for compliance and notifies LPN when non-compliance is suspected. 

40% Participates in Treatment Team meetings, provides nursing input and notifies appropriate personnel when client’s condition or behavior changes.  Performs routine nursing duties according to level of competency and within licensure guidelines and documents findings or client’s response accurately and timely.  Assist with admission, transfer, discharge, elopement and pass procedures and initiates or responds to codes according to level of competency, type code procedures. 

10% Maintains open communication with supervisors, reports accidents, injuries according to policy and procedure and participates willingly in investigations, provides incident reports when appropriate. 

5%  Participate in education trainings that are mandatory for accreditation and licensure of the facility. Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor/designee to maintain continuity and quality, accreditation and licensure requirements.  Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor, but not listed, for the smooth operation of the unit/building and/or the facility. Maintains current and unencumbered motor vehicle license. Adheres to all rules, regulations, policies and procedures of LDH, OBH, Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, and Civil Service.

Position-Specific Details:
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Psychiatric Aide 1 or Psychiatric Aide 2, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum annual salary for the Psychiatric Aide 2 is $33,883. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.


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 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.

The State of Louisiana only accepts online applications. Paper applications will not be accepted. Computer access is available at your local library, at local Louisiana Workforce Commission Business Career Solutions Centers, and at the State Civil Service Testing and Recruiting Center at 5825 Florida Boulevard, Room 1070, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.  If you require an ADA accommodation, please contact our office at (225) 925-1911 or Toll Free: (866) 783-5462 during business hours for additional assistance.  

(Please note:  Libraries and LWC centers cannot provide in-depth assistance to applicants with limited computer skills; therefore, we suggest that such applicants have someone with computer proficiency accompany them to these facilities to assist with the computer application process.  Also, no State Civil Service employees are housed at the libraries or LWC centers to answer specific questions about the hiring process.  Such questions should be directed to the State Civil Service Testing and Recruiting Center at the phone numbers above or by visiting the office on Florida Blvd. where assistance is available.  Information is also provided on our job seeker website at https://jobs.civilservice.louisiana.gov/).

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:
Leigh Moore

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV

225-634-0680