Senior Animal Technician (Animal Resources Center - Service Department - Galveston) Experience in husbandry care

Minimum Qualifications: 
High school or equivalent and four years laboratory animal experience.
AALAS LAT certified or exam eligible (must successfully pass exam within 6 months of start date)

Preferred Qualifications: 
Experience in husbandry care

Job Summary: 
To assist in providing care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner including duties associated using appropriate equipment and established procedures.  

Job Duties:

• 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.
• Assists in the maintenance of animal medical records.
• Administers treatments and assists with technical support as needed.
• Receives transports and distributes incoming animals as specified.
• Assists in high-level tasks of the census program, including receiving animal orders, monthly inventory and generating cage cards.
• Provides specialized animal care, including quarantine, biohazard and sterile housing.
• Ensures equipment in animal rooms are functioning properly.
• Assist supervisor with coordination of equipment repairs and maintenance.
• Assists with maintenance and documentation of breeding colonies.
• Trains and mentors on husbandry procedures.
• In cooperation with the supervisor, provides oversight of daily operation of the husbandry
  operations.
• Serves as Team Lead in supervisor’s absence.
• Maintains equipment inventories.
• Functions as a Veterinary Assistant:
  • Administers veterinary treatments as directed.
  • Provides technical support.
  • Participates in daily veterinary rounds and health checks.
  • Collects samples and processes diagnostic tests.
  • Monitors and cares for pre-operative and post-operative veterinary patients.
  • Performs anesthetic induction, maintenance and monitoring.
  • Cleans and sets up operating room and surgical packs.
  • Operates and maintains medical and surgical equipment.
  • Maintains surgical and veterinary records.
  • 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:
Commensurate with experience.