Support anesthesia care at UHN’s Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals through surgical expertise, patient monitoring, and anesthetic support. Permanent full time work includes weekday and weekend shifts.

As an Anesthesia Assistant, you will work under Anesthesiologist direction within UHN’s Surgical Program, Anesthesia department. The position supports surgical and non-surgical patients across Operating Room, Peri-Operative, and Post-Operative units. You will coordinate treatment plans with multidisciplinary teams and follow medical directives, protocols, policies, and orders.

Key Responsibilities:

- Participate in care during general, regional, or local anesthesia
- Provide anesthetic support across peri-operative and post-operative units
- Maintain anesthesia care plans and administer gases or medications




- Manage intravenous and arterial lines during anesthesia care
- Monitor anesthesia depth and assist with crisis management

Requirements:

- Graduate Respiratory Therapy or Nursing program completion
- Registration with Ontario’s respiratory therapists’ or nurses’ college
- Michener Anesthesia Assistant Program completion or equivalent enrollment
- CCAA designation, or active progress toward acquiring it
- Critical care or operating room experience as an RRT or RN

Bring regulated clinical experience, anesthesia training, and patient-monitoring skills to UHN’s Operating Room and peri-operative teams.

📌 Anesthesia Assistant Operating Room (Canada)
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Canada