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    Veterinary Technician – Research Institute, Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, ON- CALAS/ACSAL | The Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science Contact Us |Francais | Member Login Veterinary Technician – Research Institute, Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, ON
    Veterinary Technician – Research Institute

    Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

    As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

    When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children.

    Veterinary Technicians provide specialized technical and clinical services to research staff who house their animals of various species in the LAS facility.

    Veterinary Technicians are responsible for the health and welfare of the animals in LAS facility with frequent communication with the Clinical Veterinarian and research staff.

    animal husbandry, monitoring, treatments, colony management, technical assistance with experimental treatment, sample collection, surgical assistance, health monitoring program, quality assurance, importation and exportation, training of research staff on procedures and other related duties.

    The work is conducted in a highly regulated environment according to applicable regulatory guidelines and departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
    Providing technical assistance and support to one or more of the following areas:

    Management of researcher breeding colonies which could include breeding, weaning, sample collection for genotyping, performing mouse identification, monitoring for specific phenotype or experimentally induced health concerns, maintain breeding records, communication with research staff.

    Management of in-house breeding colonies and filling of in-house animal orders.

    Animal Health:
    assessment of animal health concerns, administration of treatments, monitoring, supportive care, euthanasia, etc.
    Surgical assistance including surgical monitoring and post-operative recovery. Administer, monitor, and maintain anesthesia, provide analgesics.
    Provision of training on various technical procedures.


    Import and export of animals:

    Oversees the procurement of all non-commercial research animals, correspondence with users, external institutions and couriers regarding all aspects of the import or export of animals.

    Receives, performs health checks on incoming mice and packs mice for exports.

    Quality Assurance program:
    Maintains facility health surveillance program under veterinary supervision, sample collection, submission and record keeping of results. Responsible for performing QA testing for all sterilizers and water testing according to the applicable SOPs.
    Provides technical assistance to researchers according to the Technical Assistant request:
    Sample collection as required such as blood, urine, and tissue samples.
    Assistance with post-surgical monitoring and monitoring endpoints.

    Health & Safety:

    be familiar with and comply with legislative occupational health & safety requirements and Hospital policies, procedures and safe work practices to ensure health & safety at work.

    BA or BSc degree in Animal Science or related discipline, or

    Graduation from a recognized Veterinary Technology program or a certificate from Canadian Association of Laboratory Animals at the RLAT level.

    Minimum 3 years of experience in a research setting
    Strong technical skills
    Confident in conducting animal handling training courses and imparting technical skills to departmental or lab staff
    To apply, please visit The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) website:

    -acsal.

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