Job Description

Salary

$2,411.07 - $3,572.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS11.18.25PA3

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

11/18/2025

Closing Date

11/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

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Division

: Within the Nursing Department at ELMHS, Located in Jackson, LA


The 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 Louisiana


ELMHS is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, and positive individual to join our team as a

Psych Aide 3!

Minimum Qualifications

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Eighteen months of experience in providing behavioral health or developmentally disabled services, or psychiatric patient care; OR



Nine semester hours of college coursework in a social sciences field, education, social work, child guidance, or nursing; OR



One 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

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

Job Duties and Other Information

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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 Promotional

Work Schedule:

Days or Nights

Compensation:

This position is eligible for an SER rate of $13.91 an hour or $1112.80 bi-weekly This 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 Retention


How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score

is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.


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 not be 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 Moore


ELMHS HR


ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV


225-634-0680

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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