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100490
PSYCHIATRIC AIDE 3
SS405     $23,816 - $42,869
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 09/18/2014

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To perform responsible non-professional nursing support work involving direct patient care and the implementation of a variety of planned therapeutic techniques.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a professional nurse, physician or other medical personnel of a higher level.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Lead worker over Psychiatric Aides 1, 2.

LOCATION OF WORK:
State health care facilities and rehabilitation centers.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Psychiatric Aide 2 by the implementation of a variety of planned therapeutic techniques.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

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.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Eighteen months 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 experience.

NOTE:
Most vacancies will be filled by promotion. Completion of an in- service training program administered by the department may be required.