Anaesthesia Assistant

**Req ID**:189728**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Dartmouth General Hospital**
**Department**:OPCZ PERI Anaesthesia DGH**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%**) x **1**
**NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:19-Oct-24**

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.

**Recruitment Incentives**:
**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
- 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.

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**:
$40.81 - $51.31 Hourly

**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.