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Occupational Therapist 1-3

This vacancy is located in the Rehabilitation Department at 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.

Requirements

Possession of a current Louisiana Occupational Therapist temporary permit.

Qualifications

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

Job Duties:

Carries out recurring work on own initiative, developing treatment objectives and planning and adapting activities according to each persons needs.

Evaluates clients and patients to assess needs for occupational therapy in the areas of motor functioning, sensory integrative functioning, cognitive functioning, psychological functioning, and social functioning.

Instructs and trains clients, patients, and family members in therapeutic techniques and activities which lead to improved functioning.

Modifies or changes treatment methods according to changes in patients physical and functional status after periodic evaluations.

Assists in developing and implementing management policies and in-service training sessions for assigned special services.

Participates in multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary staffing of all clients and patients to update treatment plans.

Consults and collaborates with physicians and other professionals regarding patients needs.

Assist in the management of supply levels and conveys equipment needs.

Interprets recommendations for occupational therapy referrals and gathers data pertinent to each client and patient.

Constructs, designs, and adapts orthotic devices and adaptive equipment and assesses need for ordering other special aides to promote functioning at maximum level of independence.

Prepares and presents pertinent professional records and reports documenting rehabilitative progress.

Conducts home visits and collaborates with clients, patients, and family members in making recommendations for home accessibility.

Explains role of occupational therapy to other health care disciplines.


Position-Specific Details:

*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

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.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST 1, 2, OR 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).  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.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience.  An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.  Please listall work experience.

How To Apply:

 
 
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.
 
 For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV
225-634-0680

 Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.  However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Date Posted
05/29/2025
Job Reference
ELMHS5.29.25OT1-3
Organization
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Location
Jackson, LA 70802
Category
Physical/Occupational Therapy
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