Resource Veterinary Technician

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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Position Summary:

University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Resource Veterinary Technician in our Animal Resource Centre. The Resource Veterinary Technicians, assists the site supervisor in daily tasks in a fast paced and high demand environment. This position assists with overseeing daily coordination, communication, and operational support for large-animal and rodent research activities. Responsibilities include managing post-operative updates, treatment approvals, and daily husbandry assignments; maintaining treatment sheets and scheduling deliveries. The role performs regular inventory management for site, lab, pharmacy, and surgical supplies, submits orders, and coordinates package receipt and distribution.

The position supports all technical-related tasks, including daily processing and delivering samples. It ensures surgical readiness by preparing and sterilizing packs, maintaining OR equipment, printing records, updating booking calendars, and coordinating animal intake and scheduling (including weekend coverage). Additional duties include administrative tasks such as, discrepancy reporting, government regulated documentation, timesheet updates, and ongoing billing through an internal database. The role also manages communication with veterinary teams and principle investigator and ensures all operational tasks-from maintenance requests to scheduling-are completed accurately and on time. Other technical or administration duties as delegated by the Site Supervisor or Manager.

Duties

Animal Care and Clinical Support

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