Essential Functions The employee must be able to: • Performveterinary technician skills and procedures, • Have sufficient visual acuity and manual dexterity to recognize and identify normal and abnormal species-specific clinical appearances and behavior patterns, perform veterinary technical procedures (including euthanasia), safely handle and restrain animals, and operate and maintain facility equipment and supplies, • Negotiate around equipment within close quarters, and move between rooms, workspaces,and facilities, • Work with a variety of animal species, biohazards, chemical and radiation hazards, and wear personal protective equipment (PPE), • Work directly with live or dead animals and clean or soiled bedding andcaging, • Successfully enroll in the University of Pittsburgh Animal Exposure Surveillance Program (AESP) and other medical surveillance/immunization programs as dictated by current research activities, • Receive vaccinations and health assessments, including TB testing,requiredto work in some animal holding or procedure areas,in accordance withDLAR and/or EH&S policies andpractices, • Performcomputer skills including the ability toutilizecommon applications (e.g., email, Word, Excel) and DLAR systems (ex: CAMs), • Read, understand, and follow DLAR and other institutional guidance documents (SOPs, policies), including IACUC approved animal protocols, • Follow written and verbal instructions, • Accuratelyand effectively communicate in English, verbally and in writing, • Work variable scheduled during on-call coverage, and some weekends and evenings and holidays, as required to support research operations, and. The position requires ability to: work some weekends, evenings, and holidays, travel to multiple buildings in a timely manner, pass criminal, Drug Enforcement Act (DEA[AC2.1]) and social background checks, and possibly obtain Child Protection Clearances and/or Select Agent Clearances, and successfully enrollment in the University of Pittsburgh Animal Exposure Surveillance Program, and other medical surveillance/immunization programs, as dictated by the current research activities.