Support anesthesia care at UHN's Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals through surgical expertise, patient monitoring, and anesthetic support. Permanent full-time work includes weekday and weekend shifts.
As an Anesthesia Assistant, you will work under Anesthesiologist direction within UHN's Surgical Program, Anesthesia department. The position supports surgical and non-surgical patients across Operating Room, Peri-Operative, and Post-Operative units. You will coordinate treatment plans with multidisciplinary teams and follow medical directives, protocols, policies, and orders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in care during general, regional, or local anesthesia
- Provide anesthetic support across peri-operative and post-operative units
- Maintain anesthesia care plans and administer gases or medications
- Manage intravenous and arterial lines during anesthesia care
- Monitor anesthesia depth and assist with crisis management
Requirements:
- Graduate Respiratory Therapy or Nursing program completion
- Registration with Ontario's respiratory therapists' or nurses' college
- Michener Anesthesia Assistant Program completion or equivalent enrollment
- CCAA designation, or active progress toward acquiring it
- Critical care or operating room experience as an RRT or RN
Bring regulated clinical experience, anesthesia training, and patient-monitoring skills to UHN's Operating Room and peri-operative teams.
Anesthesia Assistant Operating Room in Toronto employer: University Health Network
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