Sr. Animal Technician, 19.99 hrs. (Animal Resources Center - Service Department - Galveston)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school or equivalent and four years laboratory animal experience.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

• AALAS LAT certified or exam eligible (must successfully pass exam within 6 months of start date).

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 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.

• 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 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.

• Follows safety precautions and wears correct