CHEO
Anesthesia Assistant, Perioperative Services, Operating Room – Permanent Part-Time (0.5)
Ottawa, ON · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$44k-$54kDetected 7 days ago
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About the role
- Work within the Anesthesia Care Team to provide anesthesia and sedation for CHEO patients.
- Set up intravenous lines, invasive monitoring sets, and anesthetic medications.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, maintain equipment and provide technical support for anesthetic care;
- 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.
Requirements
- Clinical Anesthesia Assistant Certification required, or ability to obtain certification within two years from date of hire. (Essential)
- Assist with the monitoring of the patient during anesthesia and recovery; drug administration; interpret parameters and respond appropriately; draw blood specimens as required.
- Administer blood and blood products as required.
- Vulnerable Sector Check (Essential)
- Member of the College of Respiratory Therapy or the College of Nurses of Ontario (Essential)
- BCLS certification (Essential)
- Member in good standing with CRTO (essential)
- A minimum one-year experience as an Anesthesia Assistant preferred. Relevant experience and equivalencies may be considered. (Preferred)
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and collaborative practice skills (Essential)
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing education, including independent learning (Essential)
Nice to have
- Member in good standing with CSRT (preferred)
- A minimum one-year experience as an Anesthesia Assistant preferred.
- Relevant experience and equivalencies may be considered. (Preferred)
- Pediatric critical care experience (Preferred)
- Bilingual (French / English) (Preferred)
Compensation
- Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.
Benefits
- 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.
- CHEO's Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children's health concerns.
- CHEO has been named Canada's best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada's Best Employers for multiple consecutive years.
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