Animal Technician II, Animal Resources Center - Service Department
JOB DESCRIPTION:
To assist in providing care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner including duties associated using appropriate equipment and established procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High school or equivalent and four years laboratory animal experience. AALAS LAT certified or exam eligible (must successfully pass exam within 6 months of start date).
Specific Job Related Duties:
- Provides daily husbandry care, including feeding and watering, for all species.
- Changes and sanitizes animal caging as scheduled.
- Maintains enrichment program as specified for each species.
- Sanitizes rooms, equipment and hallways as scheduled.
- Documents daily, weekly, and monthly duties accurately.
- Observes animals for behavior change and/or evidence of disease and notifies veterinary staff as appropriate.
- Assists in the maintenance of animal medical records.
- Administers treatments and assists with technical support as needed.
- Receives transports and distributes incoming animals as specified.
- Assists in high-level tasks of the census program, including receiving animal orders, monthly inventory and generating cage cards.
- Provides specialized animal care, including quarantine, biohazard, and sterile housing.
- Ensures equipment in animal rooms are functioning properly.
- Assists with maintenance and documentation of breeding colonies.
- Trains and mentors on husbandry procedures.
- In cooperation with the supervisor, provides oversight of daily operation of the husbandry operations.
- Serves as team lead in supervisor’s absence.
- Maintains equipment inventories.
- Functions as a Veterinary Assistant:
- Administers veterinary treatments as directed.
- Provides technical support.
- Participates in daily veterinary rounds and health checks.
- Collects samples and processes diagnostic tests.
- Monitors and cares for pre-operative and post-operative veterinary patients.
- Performs anesthetic induction, maintenance, and monitoring.
- Cleans and sets up operating room and surgical packs.
- Operates and maintains medical and surgical equipment.
- Maintains surgical and veterinary records.
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
- Attends in-house training programs to become more knowledgeable in the field of laboratory animal science.
- Provides superior customer service.
Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION:
- Standard research facility environment.
- Work weekends, holidays, and some overtime when needed.
- Lifting may be heavy and awkward, up to 50 pounds.
- Frequent contact with animal allergens, such as hair and dander.
- Frequent exposure to animal odors, heat and humidity from cage washing rooms, and chemicals used in the cleaning process
- Possible contact with zoonotic diseases and or research materials could be hazardous to a fetus.
- Potential exposure to radiation and biohazards.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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