Animal Health Technician

4 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Full time

We currently have a** Casual **opportunity for a **Animal Health Technician** on the **Preclinical Research** at our **Bayview** campus.

**Hours of Work**:Weekdays & Alternating Weekends: Days, Evenings; as per schedule
On call Required; Statutory Holidays Required

**Summary of Duties**:
Provide a wide variety of para-veterinary health care duties
- Preparation of drugs, supplies, equipment, and animals for surgery/procedures
- Anesthetic administration and maintenance, fluid administration and maintenance
- Monitoring throughout surgery, including MRI procedures
- Surgical/procedural assistance
- Post-operative monitoring and recovery
- Post-operative pain management, surgical site management, and specific nursing care
- Technical assistance as required/requested from Scientists or research technicians
- Ensuring standard operating procedures are followed throughout the procedure
- Necropsy and/or post-mortem tissue sampling and examination
- Consulting with Scientists/lab staff regarding animal procedures, and animal health care decisions
- Training new departmental staff, Scientists, and lab staff on animal procedures and departmental policy; ensuring their constant adherence to SOPs
- Daily physical examinations of animals
- Treating health concerns/complications/abnormalities
- Collection, handling, preparation of samples for shipment or submission for testing

**Qualifications/Skills**:

- Qualifications/Skills: Animal Health Technician Certificate/Veterinary Technologist Diploma
- Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience working with animals
- CALAS certification at the RLAT or RLAT(R) level is desirable and MUST be completed within 2 years of hire date
- This position requires a _high level of technical skill,_ organization and initiative, and a proven ability to work both independently and in a group setting
- Progressive experience in a research environment with hands-on experience across a range of animal species, particularly rodents
- A working knowledge of animal related standards, CCAC guidelines and federal, provincial and local requirements is required
- Must have the ability to follow established policies, guidelines, procedures and objectives. In addition, must possess ability to detect, analyze and creatively resolve issues as they arise
- Excellent record keeping and attention to detail are essential
- Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to interact positively with other team members in a dynamic environment, as well as having compassion and sensitivity for animals
- Weekend and holiday work will be required occasionally

Human Resources

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); **AND** have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.



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