Senior Laboratory Animal Care Technician (LTA3)

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 16,531 - 17,688; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is hiring a Laboratory Technical Assistant to perform animal husbandry duties for various research animals. Responsibilities include monitoring animal health, maintaining sanitary conditions, and operating specialized equipment. Candidates must have experience in animal care or related fields. The role requires weekend and holiday work, and positions are subject to probation. Comprehensive benefits are provided, including health and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in animal husbandry or related fields.
• Ability to operate specialized autoclave equipment.
• Experience with health monitoring of laboratory animals.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialized animal husbandry duties.
• Monitor health status of research animals and report abnormalities.
• Maintain husbandry and sanitation of animal housing facility.
• Conduct cage changing operations on weekends.
• Maintain records and logs of animal health and environment.

Skills

Animal husbandry

Phlebotomy

Monitoring animal health

Sanitation

Education

Associate's degree in medical technology or related field

Certification as Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician

Tools

Large autoclave

Job description

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is hiring a Laboratory Technical Assistant to perform animal husbandry duties for various research animals. Responsibilities include monitoring animal health, maintaining sanitary conditions, and operating specialized equipment. Candidates must have experience in animal care or related fields. The role requires weekend and holiday work, and positions are subject to probation. Comprehensive benefits are provided, including health and retirement plans.