Anaesthesia Assistant - Anaesthesia Department
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager - Department of Anesthesia and under the direction of the Anesthesiologist, the Anesthesia Assistant provides clinical and technical support in the pre-operative areas, operating rooms, post anesthesia care units and in other specialty areas contained within QEII facilities where anaesthesia services may be required on a 24/7 basis. The Anesthesia Assistant participates in the clinical management of the patient as well as providing assistance to ensure all resources required for the administration of anesthetic care to the patient are immediately available and ready for use.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists or eligible for registration
- Completion of an Anesthesia Assistant certification required
- CSRT membership with CCAA designation
- Minimum of two years experience as a respiratory therapist preferred
- Previous experience in the operating room area an asset
- Current BLS-C (HCP) and ACLS is required
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Physical Demands: The Anesthesia Assistant must be capable of repositioning anesthesia equipment (weights of up to 50 pounds) and supplies when required.
Where there are no qualified candidates, consideration may be given to those who are currently enrolled in a recognized Anesthesia Assistant program (successful completion of the entrance exam required) and will successfully complete within 2 years. Students closest to being fully qualified, i.e. completed didactic portion of program, or closest to completion, will first be given preference.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full-time / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
- Shift work (8, 10, 12 hour shifts); days, nights and weekends
Compensation and Benefits
$43.94 - $56.64 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
Anaesthesia Assistant - Anaesthesia Department
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager - Department of Anesthesia and under the direction of the Anesthesiologist, the Anesthesia Assistant provides clinical and technical support in the pre-operative areas, operating rooms, post anesthesia care units and in other specialty areas contained within QEII facilities where anaesthesia services may be required on a 24/7 basis. The Anesthesia Assistant participates in the clinical management of the patient as well as providing assistance to ensure all resources required for the administration of anesthetic care to the patient are immediately available and ready for use.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists or eligible for registration
- Completion of an Anesthesia Assistant certification required
- CSRT membership with CCAA designation
- Minimum of two years experience as a respiratory therapist preferred
- Previous experience in the operating room area an asset
- Current BLS-C (HCP) and ACLS is required
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Physical Demands: The Anesthesia Assistant must be capable of repositioning anesthesia equipment (weights of up to 50 pounds) and supplies when required.
Where there are no qualified candidates, consideration may be given to those who are currently enrolled in a recognized Anesthesia Assistant program (successful completion of the entrance exam required) and will successfully complete within 2 years. Students closest to being fully qualified, i.e. completed didactic portion of program, or closest to completion, will first be given preference.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full-time / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
- Shift work (8, 10, 12 hour shifts); days, nights and weekends
Compensation and Benefits
$43.94 - $56.64 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations