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Western Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre is seeking a full time Medical Oncology RVT to join our team. This position provides an opportunity to work with top board certified specialists and the ability to learn about cutting-edge veterinary medicine. Founded in 2001, WVSEC is dedicated to serving the needs of veterinarians and pet owners, offering state-of-the-art specialty and emergency veterinary services at one of the largest, most comprehensive facilities of its kind in Canada.

Our team includes specialists in Critical Care, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, along with 24-hour emergency care and rehabilitation services. Our hospital culture fosters teamwork and camaraderie that naturally leads to delivering exceptional care to our patients, and service to our clients, referring veterinarians and our community. The hospital is well equipped with digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, fluoroscopy, CT, linear accelerator, mechanical ventilator, and a complete on-site diagnostic laboratory. Our referral base is large, with over 75 referring hospitals in our 1.2 million person trade area. Twenty of these hospitals in Calgary are partner clinics from whom we draw referrals to all services.

Western strives to provide our technicians with a respectful, educational, productive, fun and collaborative work environment where the primary goal is to provide world-class veterinary services and patient care. We offer a dynamic team environment, encompassing specialty and emergency services. Candidates should have advanced technical skills, exceptional client service and communication skills and have a special interest in referral medicine. Come be a part of Calgary's team of veterinary specialty professionals.

About Our Ideal Candidate:

The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills and be compassionate with the ability to adapt to the needs of the clients within the service. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work well within a highly functioning team. This person will be self-motivated to keep busy, help organize the service, maintain equipment, and streamline the service to assist the specialist. Signing bonus available!

Responsibilities:

• Manage appointments: History taking, physical examination, medical record keeping, invoicing, prescriptions, patient discharges.

• Procedures: Preparation of patients, setting up for treatments, radiography and CT's, perform and monitor anesthesia.

• Anesthesia: Participation in the On call anesthesia rotation is a requirement to join the team

• Inpatient care: Facilitating treatments, diagnostic work-up and monitoring of ill hospitalized patients

• Plan, organize, and manage the daily flow of services, clients and patient treatments

• Communicating with clients and referring hospitals on a regular basis

• Drive the VCA Canada experience and ensure our patients receive the highest quality care

Qualifications:

• Registered Veterinary Technician in Alberta

• Preference given for a minimum two years of experience as an RVT, ideally in an emergency or referral setting

• Experience in providing general anesthesia and monitoring in dogs and cats

• Ability to think critically and multi-task while working in a fast-paced, stimulating environment with challenging cases

• Exceptional time-management skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proficiency in performing calculations (drugs, constant rate infusions, unit conversions, etc.)

• Ability to work well with others in a hospital that requires a multi-disciplinary team approach among the specialty services

• Compassionate care and superior client communication skills

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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.

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