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Job TitleShared Laboratory Resource Assistant I - Cage Wash Technician

                        

LocationCleveland

                    

FacilityCleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

DepartmentLRI Research Core Services-Research Innov and Educ

                      

Job CodeC10000

                     

ShiftDays

                       

Schedule7:30am-4:00pm/7:30am-4:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

Innovative and groundbreaking discoveries happen every day at Cleveland Clinic, where each team member contributes to our mission of caring for life, researching health and educating those who serve. As a Shared Laboratory Resource Assistant – Cage Wash Technician, you will be responsible for cleaning research animal cages and performing a variety of support activities with lower scientific complexity. In this role, you will serve as an essential resource to both operational teams and research personnel, supporting research at all levels within the Biological Resources Unit. This position offers an excellent entry point into the research field within an exciting and ever-evolving healthcare environment.

A caregiver in this role works days shifts from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Perform various procedures or SOPs to carefully operate and conduct maintenance of core equipment.

Notify senior personnel or supervisor of equipment malfunction or other issues that need immediate attention.

Perform quality assurance on all assigned activities per procedures or SOPs.

Assist with collecting, receiving, processing, transporting, or storing supplies from various labs.

Provide customer service, receive/answer and process departmental communications through iLab ordering system, or email, or phone and/or voicemail, or other technology used for communication.

Perform appropriate cleaning procedures for specific areas.

Sweep and mop various rooms, stock and take trash to dumpsters.

Deep clean biosafety cabinets and clean research animal cages.

Maintain adequate stock of supplies, inventory management of transporting and distributing supplies as needed.

Complete three months on-the-job training to learn department laboratory procedures, instrumentation and CCF policies.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

High School Diploma/GED 

Comfortable being around research animals

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

Experience in a cleaning position (stocking, cleaning, mopping, etc.)

Ability to lift 50 pounds

   

Physical Requirements:

Ability to transport equipment and/or animals weighing up to 75  pounds

Ability to understand and follow detailed scientific or medical instructions given by investigators and/or veterinarians

Ability to work in an environment of unpleasant odors and sights

Subject to animal bites and scratches

May be required to work with biological, chemical and radiation hazards after proper training.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.