Psych Aide 1 (WAE)

Salary : $1,733.00 - $3,120.00 Monthly

Location : Jackson, LA

Job Type : Classified

Job Number : ELMHS12.4.25PA1

Department : LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date : 12 / 04 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 11 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

About this Job

Division : Within the Nursing Department at ELMHS Located in Jackson, LA but may be used to fill a vacancy within another department

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 are in coordination 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 1.

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training required.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

In this role, you will :

• Attend, report, and accepts patient care assignment for assigned shift.
• Maintain a therapeutic environment, correctly identify patient growth and development stage, and communicate according to level of understanding, stage of growth and development.
• Ensure patient safety and demonstrate ability to identify potential or real safety hazards, corresponding to individual patient stage of growth and development.
• Conduct patient groups under the direction of RN staff and documents patient participation; participate in treatment team staffing, provide nursing input and notifies appropriate personnel when patient conditions or behaviors change.
• Perform routine nursing duties according to level of competency and within licensure guidelines and documents findings or patient's responses accurately and timely.
• Maintain open communication with supervisors, reports accidents, injuries according to policy and procedure and participates willingly in investigations, provides incident reports when appropriate.
• Maintain a current and unencumbered motor vehicle license

Position-Specific Details :

Appointment Type : WAE

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

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.

Contact Information :

For further information about this vacancy, contact :

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV

225-634-0680

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

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year :

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) :

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Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail / prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

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If 'Yes', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'No', enter N / A.

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Are you a current, permanent employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

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Do you have experience performing responsible non-professional nursing support work which involves assisting in creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment for patients?

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Please explain your experience from the above question. If you have no experience, please enter N / A.

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