Anesthesia Assistant

The Anesthesia Assistant (AA) is a specially trained healthcare professional with advanced academic and clinical education who assists the responsible Anesthesiologist with all aspects of the anesthesia care plan formulated for a particular patient. The AA executes complementary and supplementary therapeutic interventions and monitoring task functioning at times as a clinical extender. The AA will work exclusively within the Anesthesia Care Team (ACT) environment. This includes the Operating Room Post Anesthetic Care Unit Labour and Delivery and all other related areas where Anesthesia may be involved.

Under medical direction from the attending Anesthesiologist:

• Provide preoperative intraoperative and postoperative patient care and assessment.
• Technical duties as required.
• Preceptor/Supervision of Respiratory Therapy students during their OR rotation
• Other duties as assigned.  May include statistical and workload capture meeting attendance capital equipment planning and acquisition and educational responsibilities.

Qualifications :

• Member in good standing with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario
• Mandatory certification of CCAA
• Graduation from an accredited Anesthesia Assistant Educational Program
• Current ACLS required at time of hire
• Certified Clinical Anesthesia Assistant designation required
• Current NRP
• Current PALS an asset
• Current experience in the operating room
• Current experience initiating and maintaining noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation
• Caring compassionate customer focused attitude towards patients and families
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to interact effectively with a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Satisfactory attendance and employment record

The ideal candidate is strong in patient centered care in a dynamic rapidly changing environment and should be ready to drive change and innovation. We require a person with good communication skills with a clear patient focus with the ability to manage and to foster teamwork and cooperation.

Additional Information :

Hours: Monday to Friday; 0and(hours are subject to change based on operational requirements)

Salary:  $48.712 to $64.215 per hour

Date Posted: April 24 2025

Internal applicants due by:  May 1 2025

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Halton Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to integrating diversity equity and inclusion throughout our operations policies and culture. If you are passionate about what you do motivated by a job well done and as committed to excellence quality and patient satisfaction as we are wed like to hear from you. Please attach your current resume directly to this posting.

We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Halton Healthcare is committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities.  In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code Halton Healthcare will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs to ensure your equal participation.

All new hires must be fully compliant with our Vaccination Policy as a condition of employment with Halton Healthcare.  Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a documented medical exemption as part of the hiring process.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Parttime