Veterinary Facility Aide - Veterinary Resources

University of Maryland, Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland, Baltimore invites applications for a Veterinary Facility Aide within the Veterinary Resources to assist day-to-day operations in laboratory animal facilities. Under direct supervision, the aide provides routine husbandry for laboratory animals and ensures compliance with regulations governing animal care and research.

Responsibilities include feeding, watering, cage cleaning, record keeping, assisting in monitoring animal health, stocking supplies, and coordinating

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• No prior experience required.
• 30 college credits may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides husbandry support per SOPs, including feeding and watering animals, cleaning cages, and maintaining environmental conditions.
• Handles animal carcasses, tissues, and wastes following policies.
• Maintains animal census, breeding, and dietary study records.
• Assists in monitoring animal health.
• Receives, inspects, and stocks supplies; assists in inventory.
• Coordinates with maintenance for facility environmental parameters.
• Sterilizes cages and equipment.

Skills

Husbandry support

Safety procedures

PPE usage

Record keeping

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Scales

Autoclaves

Cage washers

Job description

Job Description

The University of Maryland, Baltimore's Veterinary Resourceshas an opening for a Veterinary Facility Aide to assist inthe day-to-day operations in various laboratory animal facilities.Under direct supervision, the Vet Facility Aide will provideroutine husbandry for laboratory animals requiring care. Theselected candidate will oversee the care of animals to ensurecompliance with federal rules and regulations of animal care andappropriateness to research conducted.

Based on the duties of this position, selected candidates are eligible to participate in the Bargaining Unit(Union).

Responsibilities

• Provides husbandry support as required by standard operatingprocedures such as ensuring appropriate feeding and watering ofanimals, cleaning and changing cages, preparing special diets, andmaintaining proper temperature, light, and humidity levels.
• Handles animal carcasses, tissues, and wastes followingestablished policies and procedures.
• Maintains husbandry records pertaining to animal census, animalbreeding, dietary studies, infectious disease studies, etc.
• Assists in monitoring animal health.
• Receives, inspects and stocks supplies such as animal feed,bedding etc. Assists in maintaining inventory.
• Coordinates with general maintenance for repairs and regulatesthe lighting, ventilation, temperature, and humidity levels of theanimal room environment.
• Maintains animal facility according to standard facilityoperating procedures.
• Sterilizes cages and equipment.

Note: The intent of this list of primary duties is to provide arepresentative summary of the major duties and responsibilities ofthis job. Incumbents perform other related duties assigned.Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upondepartmental needs.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Experience: No experience required

Other: Except for qualifications established by law,additional related experience and formal education in which one hasgained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for fullperformance of the work of the job class may be substituted for theeducation or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with30 college credits being equivalent to one year ofexperience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to operate standard laboratory animal equipment, includingscales, autoclaves, pressure washers, cage washers, steam cleaners,etc. Ability to lift bags of feed and bedding, to follow standardoperating procedures, to move heavy stainless steel racks, cleancages, etc., and to wear and work in personal protectiveequipment.

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected for employment may be subject to medicalinquiries and/or medical examinations to determine ability toperform the job. May be required to have current tetanus and/ordiphtheria shots. Incumbents may be required to obtain a measlestiter or vaccine and annual TB tests dependent on assignedspecies.

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s publichealth, law, and human services university. Six professionalschools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer themajority of health care, human services, and law professionaldegrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’svoice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill inthe communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a publicuniversity and constituent institution of the University System ofMaryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physicallywithin the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforceand is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. Allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or nationalorigin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical ormental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, orany other legally protected classification.

If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for adisability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), duringany part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. Youmay also contact [e-mail]. Please note that onlyinquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodationwill be responded to from this email address.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore prohibits sex discriminationin any education program or activity that it operates. Individualsmay report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. Readthe UMB Notice of Non-Discrimination for moreinformation.

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of theUniversity System of Maryland. All employees are expected to workprimarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package

About the Team

Guided by UMB’s core values, the Office of Accountability andCompliance (OAC) is committed to fostering a transparent culturewithin which community members feel supported in takingresponsibility for seeking guidance and assistance in addressingaccountability and compliance concerns.