Chief Animal Technician, Animal Resource Center

2 months ago

Dallas, United States UT Southwestern Full time

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development that align with your future goals and help to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more that are all available on the day you start work. UT Southwestern is honored to be a Veteran Friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you’ve made to our country. We’re proud to support your next mission. Ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 10 National Employers, we invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Experience and Education

 High School graduation, vocational school, or GED plus six (6) months experience as a Senior Animal Technician, or equivalent experience.  Certification as Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science preferred or eligible.

 Job Duties

Participate in care and management of specialized animal programs such as breeding colonies, the conditioning the stabilizing of animals, and barrier-sustained animals; maintain accurate and complete records for monitoring and surveillance of such programs.  Maintain computer databases. Assist in specialized monitoring and surveillance programs. Review, comprehend, and comply with all SOPs and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area. Maintain accurate departmental animal housing or support area record keeping. Euthanize and dispose of animal carcasses following established procedures.  Assist in SPF (specific pathogen free) animal colony maintenance and production; utilize sterile techniques to maintain health status of animals. Participate in providing training of Animal Technicians and Animal Care Attendants through program directed by Animal Resource Center.  Prepare required reports to faculty and supervisors relative to animal colonies, equipment and supply needs, and facility use. Maintain required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed.  May provide direction and guidance to several Animal Technicians. Ability to work weekends as assigned.  Perform tasks of Animal Care Attendant, Animal Technician and Senior Animal Technician as needed. Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

 Work requires ability to operate and maintain all types of equipment used in assigned duties. Work requires extreme accuracy and proficiency in maintaining area records and performance of technical procedures. Work requires extreme accuracy in monitoring environment, animal health, equipment care, and performance of animal care duties. Work may require lifting and moving heavy materials and equipment. Work requires exposure to animal odors and contact with animals, which may harbor zoonotic diseases. Work may require exposure to hazardous chemical, physical, or biological agents. Work requires ability to perform duties of considerable complexity. Work requires devising new work methods and interpreting policy. Work requires high degree of ingenuity, initiative, and/or judgment. Work requires contact with principal investigators and other research laboratory personnel.

Working Conditions

 Work is performed primarily in laboratory area.

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This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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