Anesthesia Assistant

Job Description

The Anaesthesia Assistant (AA) works closely with anesthesiologists as an integral member of the anesthesia care team to provide clinical and technical support to the operating room, peri‑operative/post‑operative, labour and delivery, and all other areas where anesthesia is involved. The AA is also an integral member of the allied health team with responsibilities for professional practice, education and research.

Accountabilities

• Administer anesthetic gases and medications
• Perform activities such as the provision of conscious sedation
• Monitor stable patients under general anesthesia
• Assist with regional and neuraxial procedures, airway management, and insertion and management of intravenous and arterial lines
• Provide constant assessment and evaluative monitoring of the depth of anesthesia under the direct supervision of the anesthesiologist and with the use o...