You keep patients safe under anaesthesia. Get certified for it.
A certification built on ANZCA's PS08 standard for the Assistant to the Anaesthetist and the 2023 ACORN and ACPAN professional standards.
- Endorsed by ACPAN and the ASA
- All the learning is included with Premium Membership
- From $20.83/month, billed annually*
Are you ready to get certified?
Six steps from member to certified
Select a step to see what's involved. Steps 2 and 3 are fully included in your Premium Membership.
Everything in Premium Membership
Certification is the headline. Your membership also gives you Australia's leading library of perioperative education, built by clinicians for clinicians.
One membership. Everything included.
No hidden fees, no per-session costs, no lock-in contracts.
When could you become certified?
Pick the day you join. Certification takes a minimum of 6 months of membership, so here's the earliest date you could be certified.
- Join and start learning–
- Complete your modules and sign-offsOver the next 6 months
- Become certified–
You could become a
Certified Safe Anaesthesia Nurse on
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6 months from the day you join
Start my 6 months todayCertification requires more than 6 months of continuous Premium or Nurse Education Program membership, completion of the Anaesthetic Assistant Starter Course and Advanced Anaesthesia Live Series 3–13, 12 months FTE anaesthesia experience in the last 24 months, and both Statements of Competency.
Minimum requirements
- A current Periop Concepts Premium or Nurse Education Program Member for more than 6 months
- Current AHPRA or NCNZ registration
- Enrolled or Registered nurse with a minimum of 12 months full-time equivalent experience in anaesthesia nursing in the last 24 months
- Evidence via the Currency of Experience Employment Statement
- Has completed the following modules of the Periop Concepts Program
- The Anaesthetic Assistant Starter Course (all modules and assessments)
- Live Series 3–13 (including lessons, PDF summaries and assessments)
- A Statement of Competency signed by an Approved Employer Representative
- Anaesthetic Clinical Nurse Educator, Anaesthetic Nursing Unit Manager, Perianaesthesia Clinical Nurse Consultant or a Nurse Practitioner working within anaesthesia
- A Statement of Competency signed by an ANZCA trained anaesthetist with at least 6 months of experience working with the applicant
Frequently asked questions
How much does certification cost?
The learning for certification is included in Premium Membership. You can join annually for $250 (about $20.83 a month)* or monthly for $30.
Why is annual membership recommended?
You need to have held Premium (or Nurse Education Program) membership for more than 6 months. Annual covers that in one payment, gives you a full year to complete the modules, and costs $110 less than 12 months of monthly billing.
Who can sign my statements?
- Currency of Employment Statement: your Approved Employer Representative.
- Statement of Competency: an Approved Employer Representative (Anaesthetic Clinical Nurse Educator, Anaesthetic Nursing Unit Manager, Perianaesthesia Clinical Nurse Consultant or a Nurse Practitioner working within anaesthesia).
- Statement of Competency: an ANZCA-trained anaesthetist with at least 6 months of experience working with you.
Signatures are only accepted electronically. Scanned documents will not be accepted.
My hospital has the Nurse Education Program. Am I eligible?
Yes. Current Nurse Education Program membership counts toward the membership requirement in the same way as Premium Membership.
Where can I see the full requirements?
The full requirements and electronic signature links are at periopconcepts.com/certified. For questions, contact Sophie Dash, Chief Curriculum Officer, at [email protected].
Ready to make it official?
Join today and start the Anaesthetic Assistant Starter Course straight away.
