Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Conducts animal movement from room to room as needed for housing requirements, study requirements, cleaning, etc. May use a transport cart to assist with moving large post-operative animals
May administer treatments and medications under the direction of a Veterinarian.
Assists with stocking animal and surgical supplies.
Primarily involved in the welfare and husbandry activities of animals, including sanitation of equipment and the vivarium
Receives, identifies, and acclimates laboratory animals.
May euthanize animals.
Interacts with animals daily and sets up or participates in animal enrichment activities.
Performs animal receipt, including preparing housing for arrival, movement of animals to housing, preparing animal charts, and bathing and weighing of animals as required. May perform microchipping/tail-marking depending upon species.
Performs daily documentation activities, such as cleaning/sprayback and feeding dates and times, sanitation dates and initials, appetite, feces and vomit observations, room and location transfers, room temperature and humidity data, etc.
• Weighs animals according to schedule or as dictated by study protocol.
May administer medications under the direction of a Veterinarian.
Follows the Quality Manual, all SOPs, and Process documents.
Documents all required tasks.
May administer treatments as directed by the staff veterinarian.
May conduct training on husbandry tasks for other Associates and update training records.
Other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications and Skills High School Diploma or equivalent. 0-2 years of related experience.
Working Conditions Physical activities include standing, walking, sitting, climbing a ladder, using hands to finger, handle, feel or cut using various tools, and reaching with hands and arms. Vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Physical requirements include the ability to frequently lift and move 50 lbs. (23 kgs.) or more on occasion. Employees must be able to talk and hear. May be required to be on-call for weekends and holidays. The associate will respond by the criteria outlined in The Associate Handbook.
Have you got the right qualifications and skills for this job Find out below, and hit apply to be considered.
Qualifications and Skills High School Diploma or equivalent. 0-2 years of related experience.
Working Conditions Physical activities include standing, walking, sitting, climbing a ladder, using hands to finger, handle, feel or cut using various tools, and reaching with hands and arms. Vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Physical requirements include the ability to frequently lift and move 50 lbs. (23 kgs.) or more on occasion. Employees must be able to talk and hear. May be required to be on-call for weekends and holidays. The associate will respond by the criteria outlined in The Associate Handbook.