Therapeutic Assistant - Adult Inpatient - Mental Health

About the role

The Therapeutic Assistant reports to the Nurse Manager at the Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) / Medical Center. Under the direction of a registered nurse, the role provides patient care as directed by the multi‑disciplinary treatment plan and daily assignment sheet, assists with patient admission and discharge processes, monitors and promotes the safety of the therapeutic environment, maintains patients’ activities of daily living, and supports the therapeutic program.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admission and discharge processes
• Monitor and promote the safety of the therapeutic environment
• Ensure patients’ activities of daily living are maintained
• Support the therapeutic program
• Provide patient care as directed by the multi‑disciplinary treatment plan and daily assignment sheet

Requirements

Education:

• Therapeutic Assistant I: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Therapeutic Assistant II: Bachelor's degree in Human Services or closely related field, or high school diploma plus 1 year of experience in behavioral health or related healthcare.

Licensure & Certifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 2 weeks of hire; must maintain current BLS (AHA Healthcare Providers or equivalent) or Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer.
• TACT and First Aid certification required within the first 6 months of employment; TACT renewed annually, BLS and First Aid renewed biannually.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform job functions while standing, sitting, walking (continuous).
• Ability to climb stairs (infrequent).
• Ability to work indoors (continuous); outdoors in temperature extremes (infrequent).
• Ability to work from elevated areas (frequent); in confined/cramped spaces (frequent).
• Ability to kneel (infrequent); bend at waist (continuous); twist at waist (f