Animal Attendant, Animal Resource Center - Service Department Galveston

Minimum Qualifications: 
High school or equivalent. No experience required.

Job Summary: 
To assist in providing care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner including duties associated with cage washing, sanitation and preparation of animal research facilities.

Job Duties:

Cage Washing: 

• Prepares soiled caging for washing. 
• Operates washing equipment and ensures proper working order during daily operating procedures, routine cleaning, and preventive maintenance. 
• Operates autoclave to sterilize or decontaminate caging equipment. 
• Performs daily quality control checks and documents effectiveness of cleaning and sanitizing. 
• Assembles clean and sanitized caging for distribution according to supply orders. 
• Maintains sanitary conditions of cage washing rooms and other ancillary areas, such as hallways and storage areas. 
• Disposes of soiled waste and trash. 
• Transports caging and supplies between animal rooms and cage washing rooms. 

Husbandry: 

• 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. 
• Receives transports and distributes incoming animals as specified. 
• Ensures accurate cage cards and census. 
• Provides specialized animal care, including quarantine, biohazard and sterile housing. 
• Ensures equipment in animal rooms are functioning properly.

Cage Washing and Husbandry: 

• 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 protective equipment. 
• Follows rules and regulations related to laboratory animal care. 

Salary Range:
Actual salary commensurate with experience or range if discussed and approved by hiring authority.