Animal Technician, Animal Resource Center-Service Department (Galveston)

Education & Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

High school or equivalent and one year of laboratory animal experience. 

Job Summary

To provide for the skilled care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner using appropriate equipment and established procedures.

Job Duties:

• Feeds and waters animals as specified.
• Performs daily census of animals.
• Changes animal caging as scheduled sanitizes rooms, equipment and hallways as assigned.
• Assists in the maintenance of animal records.
• Observes animals for behavior change and/or evidence of disease and notifies staff as appropriate.
• Provides routine treatment for common disease problems and performs animal identification tasks using established methods.
• Assists in the operation of and the record keeping for breeding colonies.
• Attends in-house training programs to become more knowledgeable in the field of laboratory animal science.

Marginal or Periodic Functions:

• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Performs related duties as required. 

SUPERVISION

Received: Animal Resources Supervisor

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT

Support equipment used in a laboratory animal science multi-species facility and standard office equipment. Standard animal resources environment. Must not be allergic to animal dander, or have immunodeficiency diseases. Pregnancy may become a personnel safety factor in some laboratory animal science duties. Potential exposure to radiation and biohazards.

*Official Regulatory Statement for Healthcare jobs' Job Descriptions: May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing & non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients or others.

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience.