Animal Care Specialist, Laboratory Animal Resources Center
4 weeks ago
Job Summary:
UTMB Health is seeking an Animal Care Specialist to join our team at the Laboratory Animal Resources Center. As an Animal Care Specialist, you will play a critical role in providing care for laboratory animals in a humane, safe, and sanitary manner.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in providing daily husbandry care, including feeding and watering, for all species of animals.
- Change and sanitize animal caging as scheduled, maintaining a clean and safe environment for the animals.
- Provide specialized animal care, including quarantine, biohazard, and sterile housing, as needed.
- Ensure accurate cage cards and census, and document daily, weekly, and monthly duties accurately.
- Observe animals for behavior change and/or evidence of disease, and notify veterinary staff as appropriate.
- Transport and distribute incoming animals as specified, and maintain equipment in animal rooms to ensure proper functioning.
Requirements:
- High school or equivalent; no experience required.
- Preferred: Animal care experience.
- Able to lift 50 pounds, work weekends, holidays, and some overtime when needed.
- Frequent contact with animal allergens, such as hair and dander, and possible contact with zoonotic diseases and/or research materials that could be hazardous to a fetus.
Working Environment:
- Standard research facility environment.
- Frequent exposure to animal odors, heat, and humidity from cage washing rooms, and chemicals used in the cleaning process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws.
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