Research Associate I, Anesthesiology
Min Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in basic science, no experience required.
Specific Job Related Duties:
- Preparing animals for surgical and other procedures.
- Initiate and maintain the general anesthesia during the procedures
- Record vital signs during the anesthesia period
- Recover animals from anesthesia
- Responsibility for operation, procedure and necropsy rooms turnovers
- Preparing surgical trays, packs and other necessary items.
- Laundry
- Obtaining baseline values.
- Recording accurate cardiovascular and multiorgan parameters
- Operate, calibrate & troubleshoot cardiovascular monitors
- Operate, calibrate & troubleshoot all diagnostic point-of-care machinery used in lab
- Care of intravenous catheters & aseptic technique
- Sample collection of biological fluids, up to ABSL2 level and proper storage
- Analyze & interpret results; follow protocols & judgment to determine course of action in intensive-care study
- Perform tissue collection at necropsy
- Care of intravenous catheters & aseptic technique
- Attend daily round and report animal conditions
- Assist necropsy
- Maintain supply inventory and ordering for operation, prep, procedure, and sterilization rooms
- Animal Care, including animal rounds to record temperature, amount of fluid consumption, administration of antibiotics, intravenous and other ordered medications, and basic evaluation of health status.
- Prepare animals for experimental protocol. Setup, calibrate and connect cardiovascular monitoring equipment, ventilators, and other equipment as required for experiment.
- Assist in the operating room as needed.
- Staff will be responsible for cleaning, organization, stocking, and maintenance of lab, lab equipment, and all areas of use.
- Disinfection and removal of biological debris after each experiment is completed, up to an ABSL-2 level. Also consists of appropriate cleaning and care of all medical equipment used.
- Setup for following experiments; consisting of transducer catheters, sample tubes, and cardiovascular equipment for following experiments.
- Performs other duties as required including organ wet-to-dry ratio measurement.
Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience
Preferred Skills:
Prior experience in a research setting, prior large animal, or other animal experience. Experience in working with biologic samples, tabulating, interpreting, and analyzing data.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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