Anesthesia Assistant, Perioperative Services, Operating Room â Permanent Full-Time (1.0) / Aide anesthésiste, services perioperatoires, salle dâopération â Poste permanent à temps plein (1,0)
Anesthesia Assistant, Perioperative Services, Operating Room â Permanent Full-Time (1.0) / Aide anesthésiste, services perioperatoires, salle dâopération â Poste permanent à temps plein (1,0)
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Compensation Pay Range:
$43.74-$54.08Job Description:
Please Note: If you are a current CHEO employee with access to Workday please apply to this posting via the Workday application as an internal applicant using the Jobs Hub.
Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinabek territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations Inuit and Mtis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.
CHEO is one of the few stand-alone global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6500 staff clinicians scientists and researchers as well as volunteers all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure CHEO combines excellence in clinical care research and education to advance seamless care thats provided where when and how it is needed. CHEOs Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical translational and basic science research covering a wide range of childrens health concerns. CHEO has been named Canadas best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024 and 2025 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canadas Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row the editors of Canadas Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario western Quebec Nunavut and Northern Ontario.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Anesthesia Assistant possesses a variety of clinical and technical skills which supports the physicians in the delivery of anesthetic care and sedation needs within the hospital.
The successful candidate will:
- Work within the Anesthesia Care Team to provide anesthesia and sedation for CHEO patients.
- Prepare maintain equipment and provide technical support for anesthetic care;
- Set up intravenous lines invasive monitoring sets and anesthetic medications.
- Performs activities such as the provision of conscious sedation administration of anesthetic gases and medications insertion and management of arterial lines and assessment of depth of anesthesia under the supervision of the Anesthesiologist and under the authority of medical directives
- Assist with the induction of anesthesia placement of monitors intravenous cannulation arterial and central venous line insertion drug administration airway management intubation laryngeal mask airway placement and positioning of the patient.
- Assist with the monitoring of the patient during anesthesia and recovery; drug administration; interpret parameters and respond appropriately; draw blood specimens as required.
- Assist with the cardiac surgery and cardiac catheterization cases including preparation of vasoactive medications and provision of nitric oxide.
- Administer blood and blood products as required.
- Facilitate the transport needs for patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures at CHEO and off site.
- Assist with specialized anesthetic techniques and difficult cases. (e.g. epidural insertion spinal anesthetics for premature infants anticipated difficult airways and other emergencies).
- Set up and monitor blood scavenging system for major surgery involving significant blood loss.
- Participate in Quality Management and Research initiatives
- Participate in the education of students and residents
- Participate in a rotation of shifts and call
- Other duties as required
QUALIFICATIONS
- Vulnerable Sector Check (Essential)
- Member of the College of Respiratory Therapy or the College of Nurses Of Ontario (Essential)
- BCLS certification (Essential)
- Anesthesia Assistant Certification (Essential)
- Minimum one year experience as Anesthesia Assistant (Preferred)
- Pediatric critical care experience (Preferred)
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and collaborative practice skills (Essential)
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing education including independent learning (Essential)
- Bilingual (French / English) (Preferred)
*Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). Please note that this position will be based out of Ottawa. Please note that location may be subject to change at any time at the discretion of the employer. All OPSEU members shall be granted an interview upon passing the pre-screening. Pre-screening might include testing.
Effective March 29 2021 CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test practical exam or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.
Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.
Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff patients and visitors. Consistent with that commitment all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided orpresentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Veuillez noter : si vous tes actuellement un employ du CHEO ayant accs Workday veuillez postuler cette offre via lapplication Workday en tant que candidat interne.
Pour postuler avec succs ce poste veuillez soumettre votre candidature avant 23 h 59 la veille de la date de clture annonce dans laffichage pour vous assurer que votre candidature est reue.
Ottawa est btie sur un territoire non cd du peuple anichinab algonquin. Les Anichinabs vivent sur ce territoire depuis des millnaires. Nous leur rendons hommage ainsi qu ce territoire. Leur culture et leur prsence ont enrichi le territoire et continuent de lenrichir. Le CHEO rend galement hommage lensemble des Premires Nations des Inuit et des Mtis de mme qu leurs prcieuses contributions passes et prsentes ce territoire.
CHEO est lun des rares chefs mondiaux en matire de sant pdiatrique et compte plus de 6 500 employs cliniciens scientifiques et chercheurs ainsi que des bnvoles qui travaillent tous ensemble pour aider les enfants et les adolescents mener la meilleure vie possible. Au sein de ses propres murs et grce des partenariats avec des fournisseurs communautaires le CHEO est pass dun hpital de soins actifs du 20e sicle un systme de sant intgr du 21e sicle pour enfants et jeunes. Class dans le premier un pour cent des hpitaux canadiens pour la numrisation de son infrastructure clinique le CHEO combine lexcellence dans les soins cliniques la recherche et lducation pour faire progresser les soins sans discontinuit l o ils sont ncessaires et ce de manire et aux endroits appropris. LInstitut de recherche du CHEO se consacre la recherche clinique translationnelle et fondamentale de classe mondiale couvrant une vaste gamme de problmes de sant des enfants. CHEO a t nomm meilleur employeur en soins de sant au Canada par Forbes en 2024 et 2025 et sest class deuxime parmi les hpitaux canadiens sur la liste des meilleurs employeurs au Canada pendant plusieurs annes conscutives. Pour la 14me anne conscutive les rdacteurs du Canadas Top 100 Employers ont reconnu le CHEO comme lun des meilleurs employeurs de la rgion de la capitale nationale. Chaque anne le CHEO aide plus de 500 000 enfants et jeunes de lest de lOntario de louest du Qubec du Nunavut et du nord de lOntario.
RSUM DES FONCTIONS
Laide anesthsiste possde diverses comptences cliniques et techniques afin daider les mdecins fournir des soins danesthsie et de sdation aux patients de lHpital.
Le ou la titulaire:
- Travaillera avec les membres de lquipe de soins anesthsiques pour donner des soins danesthsie et de sdation aux patients du CHEO.
- Prparera et entretiendra lquipement et fournira un soutien technique aux soins danesthsie.
- Prparera les lignes intraveineuses les appareils de surveillance effractive et les mdicaments danesthsie.
- Effectuera des activits telles que donner de la sdation consciente administrer des gaz et des mdicaments danesthsie insrer et grer des lignes intraveineuses et estimer la profondeur de lanesthsie sous la supervision de lanesthsiologiste et en suivant les directives mdicales.
- Aidera induire lanesthsie placer les moniteurs effectuer la cannulation intraveineuse insrer les cathters intraveineux centraux et artriels administrer les mdicaments grer les voies respiratoires intuber placer le masque laryng et placer le patient en bonne position.
- Aidera surveiller le patient pendant lanesthsie et la rcupration administrera des mdicaments interprtera les paramtres et prendra les mesures ncessaires prlvera des chantillons de sang selon les besoins.
- Aidera pendant les chirurgies cardiaques et les cathtrismes cardiaques ce qui comprend prparer les mdicaments vasoactifs et fournir le monoxyde dazote.
- Administrera du sang et des produits sanguins selon les besoins.
- Soccupera des besoins de transport des patients qui subissent des procdures de diagnostic ou thrapeutiques au CHEO ou hors de lHpital.
- Aidera appliquer des techniques danesthsie spcialises et traiter des cas difficiles (. des insertions pidurales lanesthsie rachidienne des nourrissons des difficults anticipes dans les voies respiratoires et autres urgences).
- Installera et surveillera le systme de rcupration de sang pendant les grosses chirurgies o le patient perd beaucoup de sang.
- Participera des initiatives de gestion de la qualit et de recherche.
- Participera lducation des tudiants et des rsidents.
- Participera la rotation des quipes de travail et de garde.
- Effectuera dautres tches selon les besoins.
QUALITS REQUISES
- Vrification des antcdents en vue dun travail auprs de personnes vulnrables(Essentiel)
- Adhsion lOrdre des thrapeutes respiratoires de lOntario ou lOrdre des infirmire et infirmiers de lOntario (Essentiel)
- Certification BCLS (Essentiel)
- Certificat daide anesthsiste obtenu (Essentiel)
- Exprience dau moins un an comme aide anesthsiste (Prfrable)
- Exprience en soins intensifs pdiatriques (Prfrable)
- Excellents esprits de collaboration et entregent manifestes (Essentiel)
- Engagement manifeste poursuivre son perfectionnement professionnel ce qui comprend lapprentissage autonome (Essentiel)
- Bilinguisme (franais et anglais) (Prfrable)
*Veuillez noter que vous serez reprsent(e) par le Syndicat des employes et employs de la fonction publique de lOntario (SEFPO). Veuillez noter que ce poste sera bas Ottawa. Veuillez noter que lemplacement pourrait tre modifi en tout temps la discrtion de lemployeur. Tous les membres de OPSEU serront accorder une entrevue aprs avoir pass la prslection. La prslection peut comprendre des tests.
partir du 29 mars 2021 CHEO mnera un processus de prslection et dvaluation plus complet. Ce processus peut comprendre des tests plus varis et multidimensionnels tels quun test crit un examen pratique ou une autre valuation. Tous les candidats qui satisfont aux qualifications essentielles et prfres peuvent tre tests.
La validation du bilinguisme (franais-anglais) se fera au moyen dune valuation des comptences linguistiques mene par un fournisseur externe. Les candidats devront satisfaire au profil linguistique minimum de leur poste avant la date dembauche.
Si vous avez besoin de mesures dadaptation pendant une phase du processus de recrutement veuillez communiquer avec les Ressources humaines . Tous les renseignements reus concernant les mesures dadaptation resteront confidentiels et seront traits conformment la Loi sur laccessibilit pour les personnes handicapes de lOntario.
CHEO sengage offrir un environnement scuritaire au personnel aux patients et aux visiteurs. Conformment cet engagement tous les candidats doivent tre entirement vaccins contre la COVID-19 pour tre considrs comme des candidats pour tout emploi de personnel ou de bnvole. Les candidats sont galement fortement encourags recevoir leurs doses de rappel contre la COVID-19 lorsquils sont admissibles pour viter la propagation de COVID-19. Lors de lembauche la prsentation de documents gouvernementaux confirmant la vaccination complte doit tre fournie ou la prsentation de documents justificatifs dune contre-indication mdicale valide ou dune autre considration raisonnable en vertu du Code des droits de la personne de lOntario.
Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).
CHEO values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment starting with the hiring process and welcome interest from all qualified applicants.
Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
We thank all those who apply however only those to be interviewed will be contacted.
Employment Type
Full-Time
