RVH has the largest surgical program in the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (NSM LHIN) with 65% of surgeons and approximately 80,000 surgical cases annually.
Anesthesia Assistants (AA) are health care professionals, either RN or RRT that are specially trained to provide anesthetic care to stable surgical patients under supervision and immediate availability of an anesthesiologist.
This role is an expanded role of the RN and RRT and requires completion of a post graduate (diploma) anesthesia assistant training program.
The AA will provide technical and clinical assistance to the anesthesiologist. This will include assistance in the block room, with inductions within the OR and with the Acute Pain Service.
The scope of practice of the AA is defined by their own professional standards and by the scope of the supervising anesthesiologist.
The supervising anesthesiologist will be the float anesthesiologist. The anesthesiologist is responsible for delegating the tasks and responsibilities of the day to the AA.
You are qualified for this position if you have the following qualifications.
Education :
- Secondary School Diploma or Equivalent
- Registered Nurse with current Certificate of Competence essential or
- Registered Respiratory Therapist who is a Graduate of a recognized course in Respiratory Therapy with registered status and holds a current Certificate from the College of Respiratory Therapy of Ontario and registered with the Canadian Board of Respiratory Care
- BLS Certificate within one (1) year essential
- ACLS - preferred
- Basic computer skills
- Successful Anesthesia Assistant Graduate Certificate Program
Experience :
- Advance Practice Skills
- Arrhythmia Interpretation
- Life Savings Drugs and Defibrillation
- Continuous Epidural
- Local and Narcotic Epidural Boluses
- Pulmonary Artery Catheter
- Mechanical Ventilation
- CVAD
- Arterial line insertion
- Pain management
- Intubation
- Extubation
Unless otherwise stated applicants must have a minimum educational requirement of Grade 12 or equivalent and must demonstrate proven workplace excellence through commitment to strong job performance and attendance.
Please be reminded that as a Regional Health Centre, in order to provide the necessary patient care, our operations run 24 / 7.
Therefore, depending on the program for which you are applying, it may be an expectation that you are available to work week days and weekends, as well as all shifts - days, evenings, and nights.
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