Anesthesia Assistant Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), Sinai Health

Anesthesia Assistant Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), Sinai Health

Broaden your clinical expertise across diverse surgical settings.

Our Anesthesia Care

Team is seeking a skilled and knowledgeable Anesthesia Assistants with a background in Respiratory Therapy (CCAA/RRT) to provide crucial support to anesthesiologists in Labour and Delivery, the Operating Room, Endoscopy, and other procedural areas. You’ll play a vital role in patient safety by managing and maintaining airways, assisting in anesthesia induction, providing conscious sedation in various areas, maintaining essential equipment and ensuring optimal ventilation during complex procedures. This role allows you to leverage your expertise while expanding your skills in anesthesia care.

You are adaptable and thrive in environments where patient care needs can shift rapidly. Your caseload will vary depending on the clinical demands, and you’ll be expected to respond to these dynamic changes with flexibility and expertise. You are a strong communicator, able to effectively collaborate with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other health care professionals.

In this role, these skills will be essential when conveying critical patient information and ensuring clear coordination during procedures. As you assist with anesthesia induction and recovery, your ability to relay important details and stay in sync with the team is crucial for patient safety and smooth procedure transitions. As an Anesthesia Assistant, you will need to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously, such as monitoring patient status, preparing equipment, and assisting with anesthesia administration.

Your organizational skills allow you to stay on top of these tasks, ensuring nothing is overlooked and that every phase of anesthesia care runs smoothly, from induction to recovery.

About The Respiratory Therapy Team





Our respiratory therapy team comprises over 100 dedicated professionals who are committed to providing the highest quality care for patients with lung conditions and breathing difficulties. We deliver a broad range of therapies, including medications, mechanical interventions, and specialty gases, tailored to each patient’s needs.

The Pulmonary

Function lab provides support to our Respirology team by providing a complete range of diagnostic tests including Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and methacholine challenge tests. Collaboration is central to our approach, with daily virtual huddles for team-wide alignment and ASCOM phone systems enabling specialized communication between our care settings. Provide care to patient care areas, including the main operating room, labour and delivery and satellite locations such as endoscopy and cardiology

Operate, set-up, maintain and troubleshoot all anesthesia related equipment

Conduct airway management, including difficult airways, hemodynamic monitoring; and set up of mechanical ventilators

Manage and transport patients that require mechanical ventilation

Teach and train house staff and students (inter-professional disciplines)

Assess labouring, pre-op and post-op patients, assist with the induction, maintenance and recovery phases of anaesthesia, monitor reliable patients under regional or general anesthesia, monitor and post-op transport of stable patients undergoing caesarean section, assess the analgesic requirements of laboring patients,



troubleshoot labour epidurals and administer epidural top-ups as prescribed by the Anaesthesiologist

Completion of an accredited Anesthesia Assistant Graduate Certificate Program & knowledge in predetermined anesthesia related educational objectives

Note: Applicants currently enrolled in and scheduled to complete their Anesthesia Assistant certificate program and educational objectives within six (6) months of hire may be considered

Member in good standing with the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario and Canadian Anesthesiologist Society Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your career within respiratory therapy, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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