Laboratory Animal Technician I - Comparative Medicine

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role? The posting includes "Position Summary", "Job Description", "Working Conditions", "Physical Effort", "Equipment", "Education: Required Qualifications", "Certifications/Professional Licenses", "Work Experience", "Skills", "Driver's License", "More About This Job", "Education: Preferred Qualifications", "Certifications/Professional Licenses:" again, "Work Experience:", "Skills:", "Grade R03-H Salary Range $16.27 - $20.83 / Hourly", "Benefits Statement". Also "Scheduled Hours 40", "Location ST. LOUIS, MO 63110". We need to include only sections with real content. We must not repeat job title. We must not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, pre-employment screening, etc. Also remove "Questions For frequently asked questions..." etc. Also remove "More About This Job" maybe it's generic but we can keep if it has content? It says "WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles." That's substantive? It's a bit generic but still content. We could include as part of About the role? But we need headings: maybe "About the role" for Position Summary. Use h3 for section headings. Use ul/li for lists. Use p for prose. We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details like location, scheduled hours, position summary, duties, working conditions, physical effort, equipment, education required, certifications, work experience, skills, driver's license, preferred qualifications, preferred certifications, preferred work experience, preferred skills, grade and salary range, benefits statement. We must not include sections like Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. It does state Salary Range and Benefits Statement, and Scheduled Hours 40 (so schedule). So we can include Pay (Salary) and Schedule sections. Benefits also present. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Let's structure:

Position Summary

Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63110. Scheduled Hours: 40. Provides and documents care and husbandry for rodent animal species in accordance with departmental procedures and regulations and guidelines of the Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service to assure a quality animal care program that supports the research and teaching at Washington University. Works on a rotating weekend and Holiday schedule.

But maybe separate Location and Scheduled Hours as metadata? Could be in a short p. The instruction: fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So we can include location and scheduled hours in a p. Then

Responsibilities

(or "Primary Duties & Responsibilities") Use h3 heading "Responsibilities". Then list duties as ul. Duties list: - Provides and documents daily husbandry care to rodents in the vivarium to include the provision of feed, water, clean cages and enrichment. - Sanitizes and maintains rodent colony rooms to include sweeping and mopping of animal quarters, rotating animal cages, large equipment and room supplies for cleaning according to schedule and disinfecting all areas in room. - Monitors behaviors, illness or death in animals and reports to Supervisor, Facility Manager or DCM Veterinarian in a timely fashion. - Maintains record keeping of daily animal census and sanitation of animal room. - Performs other duties as assigned. That's from Primary Duties & Responsibilities. Then

Working Conditions

with ul list. Working Conditions list: - Job Location/Working Conditions Requires extensive safety training - Stockroom or warehouse - Alternative work schedules - Exposure to chemicals - High noise environment - Requires protective devices - Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements - Exposure to moving machinery - Exposure to animals But some lines are phrases; we can keep as list items. Then

Physical Effort

ul list. Physical Effort list: - Typically standing or walking - Typically bending, crouching, or stooping - Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement - Frequent lifting (30 lbs. or more) Then

Equipment

ul list. Equipment list: - Lab/research equipment - Simple hand tools - Heavy equipment (buffers, mowers, forklift, etc.) Then

Education

maybe split required and preferred. Could have two subsections? But we can just have Education heading with required and preferred details in p. But we need to follow instruction: use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). They gave examples but we can use other headings as needed? Probably we should stick to those headings where applicable. But we can also add others if needed? The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests those are examples; we can use other headings if needed but better to map to those. Let's map: - About the role: Position Summary + location/schedule. - Responsibilities: Primary Duties & Responsibilities. - Requirements: Education (required), Certifications/Professional Licenses (required), Work Experience (required), Skills (required), Driver's License (required). Could combine. - Qualifications: Preferred qualifications (Education preferred, Certifications preferred, Work Experience preferred, Skills preferred). - Skills: maybe separate but we already have skills in requirements. - Benefits: Benefits Statement. - Pay: Salary Range. - Schedule: Scheduled Hours (40) and rotating weekend/holiday schedule. We need to avoid empty sections. Let's craft:

About the role

Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63110. Scheduled Hours: 40. Provides and documents care and husbandry for rodent animal species in accordance with departmental procedures and regulations and guidelines of the Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service to assure a quality animal care program that supports the research and teaching at Washington University. Works on a rotating weekend and Holiday schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provides and documents daily husbandry care to rodents in the vivarium to include the provision of feed, water, clean cages and enrichment.
• Sanitizes and maintains rodent colony rooms to include sweeping and mopping of animal quarters, rotating animal cages, large equipment and room supplies for cleaning according to schedule and disinfecting all areas in room.
• Monitors behaviors, illness or death in animals and reports to Supervisor, Facility Manager or DCM Veterinarian in a timely fashion.
• Maintains record keeping of daily animal census and sanitation of animal room.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

Certifications/Professional Licenses: Animal Care Learning Program - Purina Institute; must complete Animal Care Learning Program within 6 months - Purina Institute.

Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills: Not Applicable.

Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

Qualifications

Education: Preferred Qualifications: Associate degree.

Certifications/Professional Licenses: Preferred: Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).

Work Experience: Preferred: Laboratory Animal Care (1 Year).

Skills: Preferred: Biomedical Research, Communication, Positive Thinking, Quality Care, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Writing Documentation.

Benefits

Personal: Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time. Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance. Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees. WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%. Wellness: Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more! Family: We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered. WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

Pay

Salary Range: $16.27 - $20.83 / Hourly (Grade R03-H).

Schedule

Scheduled Hours: 40 per week, rotating weekend and Holiday schedule.

We also need to include Working Conditions, Physical Effort, Equipment sections. The instruction's examples didn't list those but we can include them as separate sections if they have content. The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., not limited to. So we can add others. But we need to avoid too many thin sections. However Working Conditions, Physical Effort, Equipment are substantive. We could incorporate them into Requirements or Responsibilities? But they are distinct categories. Probably better to include them as separate sections. Let's add:

Working Conditions

• Requires extensive safety training
• Stockroom or warehouse environment
• Alternative work schedules
• Exposure to chemicals
• High noise environment
• Requires protective devices
• Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements
• Exposure to moving machinery
• Exposure to animals

Physical Effort

• Typically standing or walking
• Typically bending, crouching, or stooping
• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement
• Frequent lifting (30 lbs. or more)

Equipment

• Lab/research equipment
• Simple hand tools
• Heavy equipment (buffers, mowers, forklift, etc.)

We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Also ensure we didn't include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, pre-employment screening, etc. We removed those. Check that we preserved all substantive info: location, scheduled hours, position summary, duties, working conditions, physical effort, equipment, education required, certifications required, work experience required, skills required, driver's license, more about this job (we included in About the role? Actually we included mission statement? Not exactly. The "More About This Job" paragraph: "WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles." We omitted that. Should we include? It's substantive but maybe minor. Could include in About the role paragraph. Let's add