Animal Technician, Animal Resource Center

Utsw; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off

Retirement programs

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF eligible employer

Wellness programs

On-site childcare

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX is seeking an Animal Care Attendant to provide care, feeding, and transportation of laboratory animals, including cleanliness and maintenance of facilities. You will perform daily health observations and ensure welfare in quarantine, isolation, or barrier areas.

Under supervision, you will follow SOPs, assist with restraint and handling, maintain records, and help with routine equipment sanitation.

Qualifications

• Follow departmental procedures relating to care and use of laboratory animals.
• Ability to handle and restrain animals.
• Ability to follow general instructions in routine tasks.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays on rotational basis.

Responsibilities

• Review, comprehend, and comply with all SOPs and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area.
• Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations and animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals.
• Assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on-site Supervisor.
• Receive, identify and house selected animal species; maintain related records. Receive, inspect and pack/unpack animals for transport; ensure and provide for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area.
• Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines. Sanitize facilities, animal housing units, and ancillary animal care equipment.
• May perform minor medical treatments of animals as directed by the veterinary staff.
• Perform general housekeeping and adhere to safety procedures. Comply with and wear required personal protective equipment.
• Observe and report problems involving animal care equipment and environmental support systems.
• Maintain accurate departmental animal housing or support area record keeping.
• Maintain required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed. Ability to work weekends as assigned.
• Perform tasks of Animal Care Attendant as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Animal care

SOP compliance

Safety procedures

Weekend availability

Record keeping

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. 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 rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

Works under close supervision of Animal Resources Supervisor to provide care, feeding, and transportation of laboratory animals, including cleanliness and maintenance of associated facilities. Provide animal husbandry in quarantine, isolation, biohazard, conventional, or barrier-sustained areas.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Preferred

• Experience

Previous experience in animal caretaking

JOB DUTIES

• Review, comprehend, and comply with all SOPs and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area.
• Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations and animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include: perform daily water/cage checks; provide appropriate food and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; observe all animals present and record animal health concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols.
• Assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on-site Supervisor.
• Receive, identify and house selected animal species; maintain related records. Receive, inspect and pack/unpack animals for transport; ensure and provide for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area. Maintain rodent sentinels as described in the rodent sentinel SOP’s for housing and daily care.
• Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines. Sanitize facilities, animal housing units, and ancillary animal care equipment.
• May perform minor medical treatments of animals as directed by the veterinary staff.
• Perform general housekeeping and adhere to safety procedures. Comply with and wear required personal protective equipment.
• Observe and report problems involving animal care equipment and environmental support systems.
• Maintain accurate departmental animal housing or support area record keeping.
• Maintain required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed. Ability to work weekends as assigned.
• Perform tasks of Animal Care Attendant as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Work requires ability to follow departmental procedures relating to care and use of laboratory animals, especially with respect to environment and well being of animals.
• Work requires ability to properly handle and restrain animals.
• Work requires ability to understand and follow general but adequate instructions in the performance of routine work tasks that require occasional minor decisions.
• Work requires ability to work weekends and holidays on rotational basis

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Requirements

• Carrying
• Crouching/Kneeling/Stooping
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination
• Feeling
• Handling
• Kneeling
• LiftingReaching
• Sitting
• Standing
• Stooping
• Walking

Working Conditions

• Atmospheric Conditions
• Hazards
• Humid
• Noise
• Temperature Change
• Wet

Salary Information

Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

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.