Oncology RVT

🐾 ONCOLOGY RVT — PART-TIME
Toronto Animal Cancer Centre · Downtown Toronto (Yonge & Maitland)
$36,400 per year · 20 hours/week

Start Date: Immediately

Toronto Animal Cancer Centre (TACC) is a boutique specialty hospital dedicated entirely to veterinary oncology. We opened in December 2025 under Dr. Christopher Pinard, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (Oncology), added a second board-certified oncologist in August 2026, and are growing our technician team.

We are independently owned, research-active, and built around a four-day clinical week — with a GE 64-slice CT, Canon Aplio i700 ultrasound, radiography, a chemotherapy suite with biomolecule-rated fume hood, a −80°C tumour bank, Antech in-house labs, Instinct EMR and Hachiko AI documentation.

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THE ROLE

You’ll be the clinical right hand of a board-certified medical oncologist. Experienced RVTs will find a role built for a specialist; early-career RVTs with strong fundamentals and a real pull toward oncology will be trained — we’re committed to growing the next generation of VTS (Oncology) candidates.

▸ Prepare and administer IV, SQ and oral chemotherapy under ACVIM-aligned safe-handling SOPs, using CSTDs and full PPE every time
▸ Calculate BSA- and weight-based doses, double-checked with the oncologist
▸ First-stick IV catheters, venipuncture, pre-treatment CBC/chem and clearance on neutrophil and platelet thresholds
▸ Monitor infusions; recognize and respond to hypersensitivity, extravasation and other adverse events
▸ Sedation and anesthesia support for CT, ultrasound-guided FNAs, bone marrow aspirates and biopsies
▸ Admit and discharge with clear, calm guidance on oral chemo at home, side effects and 72-hour excreta precautions
▸ Triage owner call-backs between visits with clinical judgment and empathy
▸ Support families through diagnosis, remission, recurrence and end-of-life — with the dignity those moments deserve
▸ Meticulous Instinct EMR records (treatment logs, VCOG-CTCAE grading, response assessments); scheduling and treatment-cycle planning
▸ Inventory, cold chain for biologics, SOP development, daily rounds

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WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Required
✔ RVT in good standing with the OAVT
✔ Proficient venipuncture and IV catheter placement
✔ Confident drug calculations; exceptionally low tolerance for medication errors
✔ Strong communication; comfortable in emotionally complex conversations
✔ Comfortable with a cloud-based EMR and the Apple ecosystem
✔ Eligible to work in Canada

Assets
+ 1+ years in GP, specialty, ER or referral practice — oncology experience is a significant asset, but we’ll train the right candidate
+ Chemotherapy administration and CSTD experience (PhaSeal, Equashield or equivalent)
+ Working knowledge of common canine and feline tumours and standard-of-care protocols
+ Instinct EMR, iPhone/macOS, Microsoft suite
+ Interest in VTS (Oncology) — we’ll support your case logs, mentorship and CE

The right person leads with compassion, is excited to come to work (oncology has more wins than people expect), and is curious and open — you want the why behind a protocol and you’re game for new tools and research.

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WHAT WE OFFER

★ Four-day work weeks — every weekend is a long weekend
★ Specialty-tier pay, with premiums for chemotherapy competency and VTS (Oncology) credentialing
★ Above-industry-standard health and dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off, wellness program, OAVT dues, CE allowance and a personal health spending account
★ A real path to VTS (Oncology) — mentorship from two board-certified oncologists and structured case-log support
★ Modern tools that keep you out of the chart and in the room with the patient
★ A small team that respects technicians — no corporate ladder, direct access to the medical director on every case
★ Downtown Toronto — TTC accessible, walkable to lunch, at the centre of the city

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HOW TO APPLY

Send your résumé and a short note on why oncology to jobs@torontoacc.com

Toronto Animal Cancer Centre · 11 Maitland Street, Toronto ON M4Y 0J4 · torontoacc.com
Independently owned, proudly Canadian

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