Animal Technician 3

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Overview

Perform a variety of skilled animal husbandry duties and specialized services for animals and animal colonies, including properly housing animals, performing various procedures, and skilled observation of animal conditions. Maintain general sanitation procedures as required. Weekend hours required; evening hours not required.

Responsibilities

• Observe and evaluate animals for signs of illness and stress and deviations in animal conditions.
• Feed, house, and handle animals in accordance with institutional, local, and Federal regulations.
• Perform animal care with veterinary oversight, which may include specialized drug administration, sample collection, and pre- and post-procedural care.
• Maintain records of treatments.
• Provide husbandry and specialized services for animals in animal colonies.
• Maintain, sanitize, and decontaminate animal rooms and facilities within low to moderate hazardous areas (e.g., BL2).
• Perform rodent euthanasia services according to established standards and practices and/or assist in non-rodent species euthanasia.
• Maintain required records according to institutional, local, and federal regulatory standards.
• Serve as a source of information to investigators and support staff on animal handling, restraint, and pre- and post-procedural care or sanitation services.
• May train and/or instruct staff on sanitation, animal handling, restraint, and care techniques appropriate to level.
• Perform periodic decontamination, maintenance, and rotation of equipment in facility washing centers.
• Operate animal care processing equipment on either clean or dirty side and/or specific washing center; diagnose mechanical, technical, and/or process problems.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• May act as a driver; operating vehicle in order to pick up and deliver animals and materials to assignment locations, applying proper animal handling and care protocols.
• Perform additional related tasks as necessary.

Requirements

• Four years of work experience, two of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and a high school level education; or two years of work experience and an Associate’s Degree, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Ability to follow YARC Standing Operating Procedure.
• Ability to recognize signs of well-being, illness, and abnormalities.
• Ability to understand and use short notes, basic written instructions, and forms; ability to understand complex and detailed protocols.
• General knowledge of computer use and ability to monitor email.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and good manual dexterity.

Preferred Skills

• Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certified by American Association of Laboratory Animal Science.

Schedule

Friday–Tuesday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Pay

Hourly range: $28.43

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing, and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check.