Animal Care Attendant - (Job Number: 210001GB)

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UT Southwestern Medical Center as an Animal Care Attendant and kickstart your research career. This entry-level position supports animal care in a renowned medical center, with full-time and part-time opportunities available. Embrace a mission-driven environment focused on excellence and innovation, and enjoy a range of competitive benefits.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Paid holidays

On-site childcare

Wage increases

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• High School graduation or GED strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall care of rare and unique animals.
• Maintain cleanliness of the ARC.
• Operate and maintain cage washing and sterilization equipment.

Skills

Teamwork

Cleaning

Organization

Education

High School graduation or GED

Job description

Animal Care Attendant - (Job Number: 210001GB)

Pay Competitive

Employment type Other

Job Description

Req#: 221110 !*!
Animal Care Attendant, Full Time and Part Time Availability


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 to align with your future goals and 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. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism and a life-changing career!

Job Summary

Start your research career today by becoming an Animal Care Attendant at UT Southwestern in our world-renowned medical and research center. The Animal Resource Center (ARC) is hiring for an entry-level animal care position that will help to provide care and maintenance of our laboratory animals and animal facilities. As a valued member of the ARC, you will have the opportunity to support the institutional care and use of animals in cutting edge research across hundreds of medical research labs at UT Southwestern. This position offers room for growth so that you can gain the skills you need to help you advance into your research career as part of an Animal Care or Research career track.

This entry-level position has full-time or part-time availability and is a great opportunity to start your medical research career. Join UT Southwestern in our mission to educate, discover and heal!

Job Duties

• Be part of a team responsible for the overall care of rare and unique animals that are vital in the award-winning, life-altering research conducted at UTSW
• Maintains the overall cleanliness of the ARC
• Operates, cleans, and maintains the cage wash start-up and shut-down procedures
• Maintains equipment, reports equipment issues and maintains logbooks
• Evaluates and prepares extra equipment and delivers sterile equipment
• Recognizes equipment needs and rapidly processes appropriate equipment
• Accurately requests, sorts, and organizes routine supplies to meet area needs
• Operates, cleans, and maintains autoclave equipment
• Maintains proper bedding levels in cages and accurately sorts bedding materials
• Completes multiple loads of laundry to meet area needs
• Provides supply requests in timely manner
• Correctly applies appropriate techniques and chemicals to maintain and sterilize facility floors

Experience and Education

• No experience required
• High School graduation or GED strongly preferred

For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/

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. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; sex; including sexual harassment; age; disability; genetic information; citizenship status; and protected veteran status. In addition, it is UT Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.


5323 Harry Hines Blvd (5323H)
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas , 75390

About the company

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas.

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