Animal Care, Animal Research, Autoclave, Biomedical Research, Communication Skills, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Food Delivery, Heavy Lifting, High School Diploma, Identify Issues, Interpersonal Skills, Laboratory Equipment, Licensing, Medical Records, Procedure Development, Record Keeping, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Sanitation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Surveillance
Summary:
- Work Mode: Onsite
- Location: Parnassus
- 0730-1630
- Start ASAP
- Duration: 26 weeks
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily care for laboratory animals in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Conduct animal care and room sanitation, health monitoring, and record keeping.
- Change cages and racks, deliver food and water as per established procedures.
- Maintain equipment and animal housing areas according to standard operating procedures.
- Perform record-keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveillance, and feed logs.
- Identify and report problems immediately to ensure proper care and use of animals.
- Perform technical procedures required within LARC or to support research efforts.
Requirements:
- Minimum 1 year of animal handling or lab animal sanitation equipment operations experience.
- Graduation from high school/GED and completion of training equivalent to the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification of the AALAS.
- Ability to communicate animal health information to appropriate personnel and maintain legible records.
- General knowledge of feeding, caging, and space requirements for laboratory animals used in biomedical research.
- Ability to identify animal health concerns and regulatory compliance issues.
- Full knowledge of disinfection, sanitation, and cleaning agents; ability to use cage washers and autoclaves.
- Basic computer skills, including email, scanning cage barcodes, and submitting Health Surveillance Reports electronically.
- Ability to follow work rules, including no eating or drinking in animal areas and no smoking at campus facilities.
- Physical ability to bend, squat, kneel, stand, reach above shoulder level, and move on hard surfaces for up to 7 hours/day.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment as required, including protective clothing, glasses, safety shoes, gloves, and face masks.
- Ability to push, pull, and safely move or lift heavy loads (up to 50 pounds).
Preferred Skills:
- General knowledge of federal and other licensing agencies’ regulations.
- Ability to work independently or in shared assignments with others.
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Axelon Services Corporation