Anaesthesia Assistant - Anaesthesia Department

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority is seeking a qualified Anesthesia Assistant at the QEII facilities in Halifax. The role involves supporting anesthesiology teams in pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative settings, ensuring the availability of necessary resources. Ideal candidates will be registered respiratory therapists with additional anesthetic training and expertise. This permanent full-time position includes competitive hourly pay and benefits, along with possible recruitment incentives such as signing bonuses and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Signing bonus of $10,000

Relocation assistance available

Benefits package including health and dental coverage

Long-term disability and life insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Current registration with Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists.
• Completion of Anesthesia Assistant certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support in pre-operative areas, operating rooms, and recovery units.
• Ensure all resources are available for anesthetic care.
• Participate in the clinical management of patients.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Technical skills

Education

Registered Respiratory Therapist certification

Anesthesia Assistant certification

Degree preferred in related field

BLS-C (HCP) and ACLS certifications

Job description

Req ID: 205395
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: OPCZ PERI Anaesthesia Admin
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT(100%) x 1
NSGEU HealthcarePosition
Posting Closing Date: 7-Jul-25

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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Recruitment Incentives

Successful candidates may also be eligible for a signing bonus of $10,000 and relocation assistance with a defined Return of Service contract.

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 (successful completion of the entrance exam required) and will successfully complete within 2 yearss. 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

$46.17 - $59.50 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.Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives

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.

Nova Scotia Health’s Employee Career Advice (ECA) Program supports internal employees in their career development and progression with résumé-building, interview skill development, resources and advice for optimizing job searches, and more. Employees can book a one-on-one meeting or view upcoming workshops on the ECA Intranet page or via email at [e-mail].