RVT – ER/ICU, Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital

Department: ER/ICU

Employment Type: Full-time

Schedule: Rotating schedule + shift premium for overnights!

Job Status: Existing

Compensation: $27.00 to $38.00 per hour, depending on experience and skills.

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At Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital (TVEH), we welcome Registered Veterinary Technicians to join our expanding team in Scarborough, Ontario. This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Technician or Registered Veterinary Technologist to work alongside a collaborative team to provide high-quality small-animal patient care.

What You Will Do

• Critical In-Patient Care: Manage and monitor hospitalized emergency cases (e.g., blocked cats, foreign bodies, GDV, trauma), including administering medications and monitoring IV fluid/CRI therapy.
• Advanced Technical Skills: Build your confidence with placing and maintaining IV and urinary catheters, feeding tubes, chest tubes, wound drains, and nasal oxygen cannulas.
• Anesthesia & Surgical Support: Assist with patient stabilization, anesthesia monitoring, and post-operative recovery for emergency surgical procedures.
• Team Collaboration: Partner with emergency veterinarians, specialists, and support staff to deliver coordinated, high-quality patient care.

What You Bring:

• Completion of a Veterinary Technician or Animal Health Technician program, with eligibility for registration in the applicable province.
• Strong interest or background in emergency and critical care.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
  Compassionate, patient-focused approach to animal care.
• Commitment to continuing education and ongoing professional development.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and schedules.
• Schedule Flexibility: Our ER Technicians work a rotation of 4 on, 5 off with two 12-hour day shifts followed by two 12-hour night shifts. This includes weekends and holidays.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive compensation that reflects your skills, experience, and the role.
• RRSP Employer Group Match Program (5%) to help you save for the future.
• Paid time off for continuing education, vacation, sick days, and personal wellness days.
• Annual CE Allowance.
• Benefits: Minimum 24 hours per week for eligibility, with flexible options.
• Paid annual certification memberships and uniform allowance.
• Mental health support tools and resources: Virtual health care (telemedicine), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and digital wellness tools supporting mindfulness, sleep, and physical fitness.
• Various career development pathways.
• Generous personal pet care discounts and lifestyle perks, including exclusive shopping discounts and access to a wellness app.

Our hospital:  At TVEH, we provide 24/7 emergency and referral care across the Greater Toronto Area. We value our technicians and actively support our RVTs in working to their full scope of practice in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. By joining our team, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that truly puts each other first as we deliver the best possible veterinary medicine in the GTA

Our Story

VCA Canada is a network of veterinary hospitals, with our head office in Calgary, Alberta, committed to positively impacting pets, people, and local communities for nearly 45 years. We have compassion for the neighbourhoods we serve and every pet within them, not just those we see in our hospitals. Every VCA Canada hospital location takes pride in its legacy of excellence, earning the trust of pet owners by delivering the highest quality of medicine to keep pets happy and healthy.

In 2017, VCA Canada became part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, solidifying an even stronger commitment to ensuring the strength and stability of the veterinary profession and our commitment to pet parents nationwide. VCA Canada is also passionate about providing an industry-leading Associate experience to over 4,000 Canadians employed across the country. In 2026, for the third year in a row, we were named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, which recognizes organizations whose head offices are located within the province and lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Additionally, we were selected as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2026, which recognizes employers across Canada that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work and programs for young people starting their careers. Most recently, we received 2026 Great Place to Work® Certification™ Canada.

Connect with careers.canada@vca.com for further information or apply directly using the link below.

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