Surgical Technician II

4 weeks ago

Ashburn, Virginia, United States Howard Hughes Medical Institute Full time

About the Role:

The Surgical Technician II position is a key member of the Vivarium's Surgical Services program, working independently to perform intermediate to advanced technical procedures and collaborating with research staff to ensure the highest degree of animal care and welfare.

This role involves pre-, intra-, and post-operative animal care for survival or acute studies, as well as preparing animals for various surgical procedures. The successful candidate will also provide support for a variety of laboratory animal species, including mice and rats, and contribute to process and best practice refinements and standardization of surgical practices and procedures within the program.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform multi-species surgical or technical support and intermediate to advanced surgical procedures with or without oversight of Surgical SME, Researcher, or Veterinarian.
  • Operate and maintain specialized equipment related to Surgery or Vivarium-led Projects.
  • May conduct literature reviews to assist in determining the most suitable surgical models and techniques for research projects.
  • May attend, prepare, and present information on lab and Vivarium-led projects to labs or researchers, internal teams, and/or external conferences.
  • Actively contribute to process and best practice refinements and standardization of surgical practices and procedures within the program.
  • May supplement training staff or researchers on routine and specialized tasks, use of specialized surgical equipment or standard surgical procedures.
  • Effectively communicate with researchers regarding surgical requests, procedures, surgical outcomes, and all other support duties.
  • Assist with ordering, receiving, stocking, and maintenance of all supply inventories.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in life science or any other related field required.
  • LAT certified with AALAS required. LATG certification required within one year of employment.
  • SRA, SRT or SRS certifications preferred.
  • LVT, CVT, or RVT preferred.
  • Five years of experience working with vertebrate animal species, with at least three years of experience performing micro-surgical procedures under a microscope in a research environment.
  • Experience in a basic or applied science research setting required. This could include academic, industry, or non-profit.

Physical Requirements:

The following is the minimum physical requirements.

  • Regularly required to sit, stand, move from one area to another, and reach with arms and hands.
  • Occasionally lifts, moves, and/or carries objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Occasionally stoops and bends.
  • Regularly required to type at a computer.

Work is performed in a research animal facility where personnel are exposed to laboratory animal caging, sounds, and smells of various species including, but not limited to mice, rats, and aquatic species.

Personnel may be exposed to wet, above average temperatures, and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, biohazard materials and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally high.

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