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

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• 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.

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.