Anaesthesia Assistant - Anaesthesia Department

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Travel insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority seeks an Anesthesia Assistant to provide clinical and technical support in pre-operative areas, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units, and other QEII facilities where anesthesia services are required 24/7.

The role reports to the Manager - Department of Anesthesia with an Anesthesiologist, and requires a Registered Respiratory Therapist with anesthesia certification, BLS-C (HCP) and ACLS. Strong OR experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Completion of an Anesthesia Assistant certification required.
• CSRT membership with CCAA designation considered an asset.
• BLS-C (HCP) and ACLS is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and technical support in pre-operative areas, operating rooms, and post-anesthesia care units.
• Assist in management of resources for anesthesia care in QEII facilities.
• Support anesthesia services on a 24/7 basis.

Skills

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Education

Anesthesia Assistant certification

Degree preferred

Job description

Req ID: 222623

Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII

Department: OPCZ PERI Anaesthesia Admin

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1

NSGEU Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 22-Oct-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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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 considered an asset
• Minimum of two years experience as a respiratory therapist preferred
• Previous experience in the operating room area an asset
• Degree preferred; previous anesthesia courses 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 and will be expected to successfully complete within 2 years.

Hours

• Permanent Full-Time; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
• Shift work (8, 10, 12 hour shifts); days, nights and weekends

Compensation and Benefits

$46.17 - $61.00 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.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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