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PSYCHIATRIC AIDE SUPERVISOR 2

Salary

$2,851.33 - $4,375.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

VILLA\JJ\20240703A

Department

LDH-Office of Aging & Adult Services

Opening Date

07/03/2024

Closing Date

7/10/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located inJACKSON, LOUISIANA atVILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX in theNURSING SERVICE DEPARTMENT. This vacancy is a12 hourNIGHT SHIFT position.

This position is a sub-professional Nursing Work involving more specialized and advanced non-professional nursing procedures to provide the personal care to assist in recuperation or rehabilitation of residents/patients. This position supervises and manages a resident/patient care service consisting of a number of wards during an assigned shift. This involves specific nursing assignments and will be responsible for total resident/patient care. Will provide comfort, maintain cleanliness and safety for the residents/patients.

THIS POSITION MAY BE FILLED AS A NEW PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION OR DETAIL OF A PERMANENT STATE EMPLOYEE.

Applicants who are certified with the Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry as a Certified Nursing Assistant may be given preference for this position.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate of $16.45/hour.

This position offers additional pay: Longevity Pay and Shift Differential Pay

There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.

All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and may require additional background check(s).

This position is located inEast Feliciana Parish, Jackson, Louisiana.Applicants mustselect thisparish on their applicationto indicate that they are available to work in the parish of this vacancy.

A Resume 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.

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.

For more information about this vacancy contact:

Villa Feliciana Medical Complex – Human Resources

Jenny Johnson, Terrie David, Marianne Covington, Lacey Bradham or Sara Barton

5002 Highway 10

Jackson, LA 70748

Phone Number 225-634-4177

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Four 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 general 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 provide supervision to subordinate paraprofessional healthcare staff on a service consisting of a number of wards.

Level of Work:

Supervisor.

Supervision Received:

General from a higher-level healthcare professional.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct over lower-level paraprofessional healthcare staff, including supervisory positions.

Location of Work:

State healthcare facilities and rehabilitation centers.

Job Distinctions:

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

Differs from the Psychiatric Aide Training Instructor by the lack of responsibility for assisting the professional staff with the instruction of formalized comprehensive training programs for psychiatric aides and by the presence of direct-line supervisory responsibilities over psychiatric aides.

Examples of Work

Supervises and manages a patient care service consisting of a number of wards during an assigned shift; prepares work schedules and follows-up on assignments as designated.

Participates in formalized training programs for lower-level psychiatric aides and provides guidance in clinical work.

Instructs and supervises subordinate personnel in the proper care and supervision of patients and therapeutic intervention.

Makes rounds of inspection, reviews records, and monitors the environment to ensure ward safety and sanitary conditions.

Prepares reports as required by policies of the facility.

Assists professional personnel in developing programs on therapeutic techniques with patients, such as re-motivation, rehabilitation, and re-socialization.

Works with groups of patients in therapeutic activities.

Performs duties of any lower level psychiatric aide as necessary.

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

  Are you certified with the Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry as a Certified Nursing Assistant?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Please provide your certification number and expiration date. If you are not a CNA, please put N/A.

  03

  Have you ever been disciplined for any acts of resident abuse or neglect attributed to you?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Have you ever been aware of any acts of abuse or neglect and failed to report these acts?

• Yes

• No

  05

  Do you have any prior state service?

• Yes

• No

  06

  Have you listed all previous state service on your application?

• Yes

• No

  07

  Were you a permanent state employee?

• Yes

• No

  08

  Have you completed all experience and education sections of the application?

• Yes

• No

  09

  Please indicate below which shift you will be interested in. DAY, NIGHT OR BOTH (DAY: 5:45am to 6:15pm NIGHT: 5:45pm to 6:15am).

  10

  Have you selected East Feliciana Parish as a parish you are interested in working in?

• 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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