Research Veterinary Technician — Animal Facility

Hackensack Meridian Health; Nutley (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Veterinary Technician to support the Animal Facility at the CDI. You will perform routine health care procedures, maintain records, and provide veterinary technical support to researchers and staff in a high-containment laboratory environment.

Responsibilities include weekly animal health evaluations, treatment under veterinarian direction, anesthesia/necropsy support, and maintaining equipment and USDA records.

Qualifications

• Associates degree.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience.
• Mandatory weekend/holiday coverage.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine health care procedures and conduct animal health evaluations as needed so that all animals are seen at least weekly.
• Evaluate animals within assigned area or as assigned and report abnormal findings to the Attending Veterinarian and Operations Manager.
• Provide necessary treatment as directed by the veterinarian.
• Communicate findings and plan with the responsible researcher and building husbandry supervisor.
• Document animal health abnormalities, diagnostic plan, diagnosis, treatment plan, and treatments.
• Provide veterinary technical support to researchers as per the protocol including but not limited to euthanasia, necropsy, tissue harvest, weaning, injections, tail cutting and colony management.
• Assist in training courses on the safe and humane handling, restraint and manipulation of research animals.
• Administer the sentinel animal/colony health monitoring program and collect the necessary samples for sentinel testing.
• Maintain an inventory of technical and medical equipment and supplies, maintain and order supplies, keep records of annual equipment services.
• Maintain USDA records.
• Dispense Controlled/ non-controlled drugs and maintained drug records.
• Responsible for Post Approval Monitoring (PAM), Compliance Rounds and ATP testing.
• Responsible for maintaining the isoflurane machines. Maintain the cleanliness of all prep/procedure rooms and surgical areas; assist with development of standard operating procedures and guidelines; operate and use equipment and supplies according to SOP's to ensure proper bio security and safety.
• Husbandry duties as needed.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Education

Associates degree

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Veterinary Technician to support the Animal Facility at the CDI. You will perform routine health care procedures, maintain records, and provide veterinary technical support to researchers and staff in a high-containment laboratory environment.

Responsibilities include weekly animal health evaluations, treatment under veterinarian direction, anesthesia/necropsy support, and maintaining equipment and USDA records.