ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN I

UAB group; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a veterinary technician to assist in routine care and preventive medicine for research animals. You will support surgery, anesthesia, and humane euthanasia under supervision, and help maintain health records and supply inventories.

Responsibilities include rounds, surgical support, project organization, staff education on husbandry, and ensuring compliance with USDA and ARP procedures. Onsite, day shifts are typical.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an AVMA-accredited technologist program or equivalent experience.
• Experience with routine veterinary care and lab animal facilities preferred.
• Familiarity with USDA records and drug inventory procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assists veterinary staff in daily clinical rounds and preventive care for laboratory animals.
• Provides surgical support, postoperative care and euthanasia for ARP animals.
• Organizes projects, develops ARP eLearning videos, and investigates staff concerns as needed.
• Educates ARP and research staff on proper husbandry, handling, anesthesia and humane euthanasia.
• Maintains monthly inventory of controlled drugs and supplies and reports usage.
• Maintains animal health records and USDA documentation.
• Receives and inspects animal shipments, coordinates with researchers, and notifies health issues.
• Maintains minor procedures areas, stock room, and facility cleanliness.
• Schedules resources and monitors anesthesia for surgical procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Observation skills

Handling & restraint

Anesthesia monitoring

Animal care & welfare

Record keeping

Education

AVMA technologist program

2+ years related experience

Job description

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Responsibilities

To assist in routine veterinary care of laboratory animals at UAB. To provide research and technical support in preventive medical care, surgery, anesthesia and euthanasia for UAB research animals. To maintain animal health records and inventory of supplies.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists veterinary staff in daily clinical and preventive medical rounds at various sites. Assesses and diagnoses daily clinical cases. Manages clinical cases from start to finish, including discussions with the research staff and formulating plans for medical treatment of research animals.


• Provides surgical support assistance to the research staff. Provides treatment, postoperative care, and euthanasia to the ARP research animal population.


• Organizes and manages special projects as assigned. Organizes and runs hands‑on courses, creates, optimizes and maintains ARP eLearning videos, spearheads investigations into research staff complaints and manages other similar projects as they arise.


• Assists and educates ARP and research staff with proper husbandry and experimental techniques, including observational skills, basic handling and restraint, anesthesia, proper medical treatment and euthanasia of the research animal population.


• Maintains monthly inventory of drugs and supplies, discards outdated drugs, and maintains reports concerning the distribution and use of federally regulated drugs.


• Maintains animal health and United States Department of Agriculture records.


• Receives and assigns animal shipments that arrive at ARP, performs examinations, notifies veterinary staff of any health‑related problems and notifies the appropriate research scientists of their arrival.


• Maintains clinical minor procedure areas with medical supplies. Maintains and inventories supply stock room. Orders supplies as needed. Maintains general upkeep and cleanliness of areas of responsibility.


• Provides surgical assistance to research scientists such as scheduling resources, administering and monitoring anesthesia, post‑operative observation of the animal and sterilization of the equipment used following the operations.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Hourly Pay Range: $15.00 – $24.40

Minimum Requirements

Graduate from an accredited American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) technologist program OR two (2) years of related experience required.

Licenses / Certifications / Registrations

Active Veterinary Technician Certification/Registration/License is preferred. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) level is desired.

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.

Job Category

Clerical & Administrative

Organization

120100020 Animal Resources Veterinarian Staff

Employee Status

Regular

Shift

Day/1st Shift

Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager)

Onsite