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Senior Animal Technician (Animal Resources Center - Service Department - Galveston) Experience in husbandry care

Galveston, Texas, United States

New

Research Academic & Clinical

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2505309

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)

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in husbandry care

Job Summary:

To assist in providing care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner including duties associated using appropriate equipment and established procedures.

Job 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 asappropriate.

+ 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.

+ Assist supervisor with coordination of equipment repairs and maintenance.

+ 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 husbandryoperations.

+ 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 laboratoryanimal science.

+ Provides superior customer service.

+ Follows safety precautions and wears correct protective equipment.

+ Follows rules and regulations related to laboratory animal care.

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience.

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 Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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