Animal Health Technician - Temporary Part-time Occasional (Research Institute)

McGill University Health Centre; Montreal; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious research institute as an Animal Care Technician, where you'll play a vital role in the health management and care of laboratory animals. Your responsibilities include performing health examinations, administering treatments, and providing technical support for surgical procedures. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic research environment closely affiliated with McGill University and contribute to groundbreaking biomedical studies.

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care and husbandry.
• Ability to perform technical procedures on laboratory animals.
• Strong communication skills for training and informing researchers.

Responsibilities

• Observes and performs physical examinations of animals.
• Identifies and reports animal health problems to the Veterinarian.
• Conducts routine and specialized techniques on laboratory animals.

Skills

Animal health observation

Surgical pre and post-op care

Diagnostic tests administration

Technical procedures

Data entry

Job description

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS).

Position summary
Under the general supervision of the manager of the Animal Resources Division, the technician performs animal care-related duties, technical procedures and administrative duties related to the care and use of laboratory animals.


General Duties
• Performs animal health-related duties: observes and performs physical examinations of animals,
• Identifies, records and reports animal health problems to the Veterinarian and Investigators/research
staff,
• Administers treatments and perform diagnostic tests as prescribed by the Veterinarian,
• Provides training and orientation to the PIs and research staff,
• Prepares the required equipment, instruments, and supplies for surgery or procedures and provide
surgical pre and post-op care,
• Conducts routine and specialized techniques on laboratory animals,
• Provides information to PIs and Research staff concerning animal health, administration of treatment,
techniques and animal use protocols,
• Performs husbandry and technical duties related to the care and maintenance of animals,
• Helps maintain inventory of materials, medications and equipment,
• Operates and monitors appropriate equipment, tools, materials and instruments,
• Administrative duties (data entry, coordinate meetings, reception, training session).