Therapeutic Assistant Adult Empath

Therapeutic Assistant Adult Empath – FT

The Therapeutic Assistant II reports to the Nurse Manager and works under limited supervision to provide patient care as directed by a multi‑disciplinary treatment program.

• Providing patient care as directed by a multi‑disciplinary treatment program.
• Orienting new care team members.
• Conducting group sessions and documenting programming.
• Obtaining and documenting vital signs.
• Recording meal percentages.
• Documenting applicable patient care in the electronic medical record.
• Assisting with unit project improvement initiatives.
• Attending at least 75% of unit staff meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or closely related field, or high school diploma with 1 year of experience in behavioral health or related healthcare.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 2 weeks of hire.
• Certification in de‑escalation training during orientation and annually thereafter.

Hourly paid;
Pay Grade:
Health‑21;
Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36.

Worker Type:
Employee;
Worker Sub‑Type:
Regular;

Work Shift:

Unspecified;
Pay Rate Type:
Hourly.

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