Resource Veterinary Technician

Union: Non-Union 
Number of Vacancies: 1
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Reports to: Site Supervisor
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: 7 am- 3 pm Weekdays(shift times may vary), overtime and weekend on-call required as needed
Status: Full-Time Permanent
Closing Date: December 31, 2025

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

• Update post-operative animal status
• Maintain and update treatment sheets, including daily blood-draw requirements
• Approve incoming animals, create animal maps, and update fasting board as needed
• Assign daily husbandry tasks and weekly scavenge-weighing duties
• Maintain booking calendar daily for rodent anesthetic machine reservations
• Communication with labs for OR bookings, supply sourcing and ordering
• Administrative tasks eg. weekend schedule, check-sheets, and treatment sheets 
• Laboratory tasks eg. blood withdrawal including prep, storage and delivery
• Assist with health monitoring program 
• Ensure surgical packs are prepared and autoclaved for next-day procedures
• Maintain general functionality and cleanliness of OR equipment and machines
• Clean and restock OR space and/or assign staff to complete 
• Maintain anesthetic records, billing, and other documentation 
• Operational knowledge and general maintenance of surgical machines eg. xray and fluoro 

Inventory, Ordering & Logistics

• Conduct weekly inventory for site and lab space; order supplies as required
• Receive supplies from loading dock and hospital pharmacy 
• Submit maintenance requests or schedule service for large machine eg.autoclave, rack washer, laundry machines

Administrative & Scheduling Duties

• Manage ongoing site billing through an internal database
• Update timesheet
• Create surgical technician schedules and regular technician OT schedules
• Update and communicate with vet team and other core departments weekly(or as needed)
• Create and manage online records and other record keeping/documents.

• Completion of a community college program in Veterinary Technology or recognized equivalent
• Registration with Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science as a Registered Laboratory Animal Technician, may be obtained after employment
• 3+ years practical and related experience is a must  
• Previous experience within a large animal facility 
• Previous experience within operation room setting
• Experience handling laboratory animals; both rodents and large animal species
• Remains calm and effective under stress
• Strong crisis-management skills
• Maintains clear judgment in fast-paced situations
• WHMIS training
• Ability to utilize Excel, Word and Outlook at moderate proficiency
• Ability to troubleshoot surgical equipment and monitors
• Ability to lift 50 lbs
• No known allergies to animals
• Exercise initiative and time management skills
• Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Exercise good judgement with ability to multi-task
• Compliance with confidentiality requirements
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines
• Knowledge of applicable legislative, UHN and/or departmental policies
• Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand
• Vaccines are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Why Join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN. 

• Competitive offer packages  
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/) 
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service 
• A flexible work environment  
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization 
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.) 

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.  

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.