Lab Animal Technician II-LACU

Lab Animal Technician II-LACU – 22000002EH 

Description

 

Market Range: 03

Hiring Salary: $17.51/Hourly

 

Job Summary/Essential Job Functions:   Under the direction of the assigned supervisor, this position performs routine and some specialized duties in the handling, care, feeding, and transportation of experimental animals.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Assists with daily care and maintenance of animals under standard and specialized (animal biosafety level 2, ABSL2) housing conditions, including feeding, watering, providing specialized care, recordkeeping, preparing of specialized diets or water, changing of cages.

Sanitizes cages, pens, animal quarters, and equipment; performs minor repairs.

Observes individual animals and colonies for signs of disease, illness, injuries, abnormal behavior, or mortality; reports those conditions to the supervisor and veterinary staff per standard operating procedures.

Administers medications and/or treatments as instructed by veterinary staff. 

Reports overcrowded cages to investigators and supervisor per standard operating procedures.

Receives newly arrived animals, verifies records, and transfers animals to appropriate caging; maintains accurate records as required by the standard operating procedures.

Contributes to successful operation of unit by ensuring proper infrastructure is maintained.

Carries out the first line of the facility’s disease surveillance program in the work area under the direction of the supervisor and veterinary staff.

Assists investigators and research staff to lend assistance to various research projects that require unique or specialized husbandry practices.

Maintains supplies, sanitizes caging and equipment; sanitizes animal rooms and facilities.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year direct experience caring for animals; OR successful completion of a formal 12 month course (1296 hours) training program in Laboratory Animal Technology (Certificate or Diploma), or Certification as an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) is accepted in lieu of one year of experience. Must be able to read and understand simple instructions; requires physical effort and ability to lift up to 50 lbs; requires excellent manual dexterity for manipulating cages during animal transfer and cleaning; requires ability to make assessments of animal conditions, and ability work rotational weekends and holiday overtime. (PROOF OF CERTIFICATION OR DIPLOMA REQUIRED, IF USED TO QUALIFY)

LICENSE/CERTIFICATE:  Must obtain Assistant Lab Animal Technician (ALAT) certificate within 12 months of employment.

 

Job
  Other Tech/Para-Professional 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-Memphis 
Organization
  Laboratory Animal Care Unit 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Campus/Institute  Memphis 
Job Posting
  Oct 19, 2022, 2:31:56 PM