Senior Animal Technician (Animal Resources Center - Service Department - Galveston) Experience in husbandry care **Galveston, Texas, United States** **New** Research Academic & Clinical UTMB Health Requisition # 2505309 **Minimum Qualifications:** High school or equivalent and four years laboratory animal experience. AALAS LAT certified or exam eligible (must successfully pass exam within 6 months of start date) **Preferred Qualifications:** Experience in husbandry care **Job Summary:** To assist in providing care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner including duties associated using appropriate equipment and established procedures. **Job Duties:** + Provides daily husbandry care, including feeding and watering, for all species. + Changes and sanitizes animal caging as scheduled. + Maintains enrichment program as specified for each species. + Sanitizes rooms, equipment and hallways as scheduled. + Documents daily, weekly and monthly duties accurately. + Observes animals for behavior change and/or evidence of disease and notifies veterinary staff asappropriate. + Assists in the maintenance of animal medical records. + Administers treatments and assists with technical support as needed. + Receives transports and distributes incoming animals as specified. + Assists in high-level tasks of the census program, including receiving animal orders, monthly inventory and generating cage cards. + Provides specialized animal care, including quarantine, biohazard and sterile housing. + Ensures equipment in animal rooms are functioning properly. + Assist supervisor with coordination of equipment repairs and maintenance. + Assists with maintenance and documentation of breeding colonies. + Trains and mentors on husbandry procedures. + In cooperation with the supervisor, provides oversight of daily operation of the husbandryoperations. + Serves as Team Lead in supervisor’s absence. + Maintains equipment inventories. + Functions as a Veterinary Assistant: + Administers veterinary treatments as directed. + Provides technical support. + Participates in daily veterinary rounds and health checks. + Collects samples and processes diagnostic tests. + Monitors and cares for pre-operative and post-operative veterinary patients. + Performs anesthetic induction, maintenance and monitoring. + Cleans and sets up operating room and surgical packs. + Operates and maintains medical and surgical equipment. + Maintains surgical and veterinary records. + Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure. + Attends in-house training programs to become more knowledgeable in the field of laboratoryanimal science. + Provides superior customer service. + Follows safety precautions and wears correct protective equipment. + Follows rules and regulations related to laboratory animal care. **Salary Range:** Commensurate with experience. **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. Compensation