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Lab Animal Care Technician
4 months ago
Laboratory Animal Care Technician
Department: Research Animal Resources Mpls
Job Family: LR-Technical
Full/Part Time: Full-Time, Regular
Job Code: 4921
Employee Class: AFSCME Unit 7 - Technical
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Position Overview:
The LACT position is responsible for providing daily animal husbandry services, including feeding, caring for, and observing the physical condition of mice, rats, and other lab animals for signs of disease or illness. The employee will operate equipment for washing cages and bottles, autoclaves, and dispensing and disposing of bedding. In this position the employee will move/lift heavy equipment and animals. Employee will participate and perform euthanasia of small animals. They will also maintain animal rooms by maintaining records, cleaning, sterilizing, and reporting any malfunctions. Personnel in this position will also maintain adequate supply levels by ordering and properly stocking feed and supplies.
Position Responsibilities:
Animal Husbandry (65%):
Provide daily husbandry including feeding, caring for, and observing the physical condition of mice, rats, and other lab animals for signs of disease or illness
House incoming animals
Perform humane euthanasia of small animals
Operate cage and bottle washers, autoclaves, and bedding dispensing and disposal equipment
Medical Treatment (10%):
May identify an illness or injury of animals and make preliminary diagnosis of condition
Use established Standards of Care to perform minor treatment and administer proper medications to the animals
Maintain Animal Rooms and Cage Wash Areas (10%):
Clean and sterilize rooms
Complete daily, weekly, and month tasks
Maintain environment data log
Inventory Control (5%):
Maintain equipment and supplies for animal rooms and cage wash areas
Professional Development (5%):
Participate in department, college, and University events, meetings, projects, and initiatives
Additional Duties (5%):
RAR management may change or assign other duties to this position
Physical and Environmental Requirements:
There will be exposure to animal allergens
Proof of current Tetanus vaccine must be provided before start of employment
An annual test for Tuberculosis will be completed for working with certain species
Due to the high level of noise, a hearing test is performed annually when assigned in a hearing conservation area
Rabies vaccines or titer will be completed when working with certain species, or the employee may complete a declination form
An annual Flu vaccine is a requirement to work with some animal species
Measles titer may be drawn
The employee may work in wet rooms or around large industrial cage washers
Employees may work in outside environments in all weather conditions
Employee may be required to wear a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) or N95 mask
The normal work schedule for this position is weekdays, Monday through Friday, 6:00 am2:30 pm. Occasional weekend work and work on holidays will be required when scheduled, and is eligible for overtime and holiday pay.
RAR recognizes the importance of providing staff career advancement opportunities when they are available.Promotion is a formal process that takes into account an employees experience, attendance, passion to learn and grow, and their performance.An example of a promotional track within RAR includes the following advancement opportunities:
1. Laboratory Attendant (LA) - primarily focuses on cage washing and cage building
2. Laboratory Animal Attendance (LAA) - primarily focuses on cage changeouts and animal health checks
3. Laboratory Animal Care Technician (LACT) - primarily focuses on animal welfare duties and requests
*If an applicant does not meet the minimum qualifications of the position for which they've applied, the hiring committee may recommend them for a position that better aligns with their experience.
*Advancement opportunities may vary based on business need and candidate performance.
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
One (1) year experience with laboratory animals, or one (1) year experience caring for, cleaning, feeding, monitoring, and medicating animals. A combination of related education and experience with laboratory animals to equal one (1) year may be substituted.
Must be able to lift/push 50 pounds
Must be able to understand and follow written and oral instruction in English
Must be able to accommodate an early work schedule. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, 6:00 am 2:30 pm. Weekend work and work on holidays will be required occasionally
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with rodents
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