Animal Care Cagewash Technician (No Experience Needed)

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off

Retirement Programs

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX is seeking an entry-level team member to support animal care and facility operations in its dedicated biomedical animal program.

You will perform cage washing, sanitation, equipment startup/shutdown, and routine housekeeping while following safety procedures and departmental guidelines. This role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunity for growth within a world-renowned medical center.

Qualifications

• Experience
• No experience required.
• High School Diploma High School graduation or GED

Responsibilities

• Comply with and wear required personal protective equipment.
• Operate cage washing and processing equipment, perform appropriate start-up and shut-down procedures. Thoroughly clean and monitor equipment throughout the day and report equipment failures to the supervisor. Maintain high quality sanitization. Recognize the facility's equipment needs and rapidly processes appropriate equipment. Maintain cagewash logs and steam strip logs.
• Operate autoclave equipment. Clean and maintain autoclave equipment. Report equipment failures and maintains autoclave log books. Evaluate and prepare extra equipment and deliver sterile equipment to appropriate storage rooms.
• Process animal caging through the cagewash equipment. Add appropriate bedding and enrichment to animal caging. Examine equipment for cracks or malfunctioned parts, reject unclean or broken equipment.
• Clean and maintain multiple support areas (storage rooms, restrooms, break rooms, and procedure rooms) as well as main hallways. Utilize appropriate techniques and chemicals to ensure sanitization of all surfaces. Accurately request, sort, and organize routine supplies to meet area needs. Provide supply requests in a timely manner to supervisor.
• Correctly apply appropriate techniques and chemicals to maintain facility floors. Routinely sweep and mop. Utilize floor machines to effectively remove buildup of wax and debris.
• Follow appropriate safety procedures.
• Perform housekeeping duties and laundry. Keep machines cleaned and well-maintained.
• Maintain required attendance level and adherence to set work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed. Ability to work weekends as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

No experience required

Experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX is seeking an entry-level team member to support animal care and facility operations in its dedicated biomedical animal program.

You will perform cage washing, sanitation, equipment startup/shutdown, and routine housekeeping while following safety procedures and departmental guidelines. This role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunity for growth within a world-renowned medical center.