Empowering Care with the Right Talent: How Lakeridge Health Found the Perfect Anesthesia Assistant

Background:

Lakeridge Health, one of Ontario’s largest community hospitals, serves Durham Region and beyond, with five hospitals, four emergency departments, and over 20 community health-care locations. Their commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality care across a range of specialties requires highly skilled and dedicated professionals, including anesthesia assistants. With a diverse and growing patient population, Lakeridge Health needed an efficient and effective solution to attract top-tier anesthesia assistants who could meet the demands of their cutting-edge surgical programs.

Lakeridge Health’s dedicated team works together to provide exceptional care to their community.

Challenge:

The search for qualified anesthesia assistants was proving to be a daunting task for Lakeridge Health. The hospital needed individuals who could not only demonstrate the technical skills required for such a high-stakes role but also understand the values of compassionate, patient-centered care that Lakeridge is known for. The challenge was heightened by a competitive job market where demand for healthcare professionals was soaring.

Lakeridge Health's team faces the challenge of finding professionals who align with their high standards and values.

Solution:

Working closely with Lakeridge Health's recruitment team, we devised a tailored strategy to source, screen, and place highly qualified anesthesia assistants. We took into account the hospital's unique needs and its culture of integrated, compassionate care. Our recruitment approach combined traditional methods with modern technology, including in-depth assessments to ensure that candidates not only met technical qualifications but also aligned with Lakeridge’s ethos of service and community care.

Execution:

Through a series of strategic outreach campaigns, job fairs, and targeted online advertising, we were able to present Lakeridge Health with a curated shortlist of top-notch candidates. Our team utilized advanced screening tools and interviews to ensure that candidates possessed the necessary clinical expertise and were committed to Lakeridge's core values of accessible, inclusive, and high-quality care.

Anesthesia assistants hired by Lakeridge Health contribute to the hospital's reputation for excellence in patient care.

Results:

The outcome was a smooth and efficient hiring process, resulting in Lakeridge Health hiring multiple skilled anesthesia assistants who seamlessly integrated into their surgical teams. The hospital was able to maintain its reputation for excellent patient care while further bolstering its team with professionals who shared its commitment to healthcare excellence.

Lakeridge Health’s new anesthesia assistants seamlessly integrated into their teams, contributing to the hospital’s continued success.

Lakeridge Health’s Director of Surgery, Heather Lithgow, commented on the success:

“We were impressed with the caliber of candidates presented, and the recruitment process was seamless, ensuring that we found the right people for our anesthesia team in a timely manner.”