Lab Animal Technician 2-Lab Animal Care Unit Research

Market Range: 05

Hiring Salary: $18.54/Hourly

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Laboratory Animal Technician 2 performs basic animal care and identifies signs of abnormal health and abnormal environmental parameters and provides technical research support services.

1. Assists with daily care and maintenance of animals under standard and specialized (animal biosafety level 2, ABSL2) housing conditions, including feeding, watering, providing specialized care, recordkeeping, preparing of specialized diets or water, changing of cages.
2. Sanitizes cages, pens, animal quarters, and equipment; performs minor repairs.
3. Observes individual animals and colonies for signs of disease, illness, injuries, abnormal behavior, or mortality; reports those conditions to the supervisor and veterinary staff per standard operating procedures.
4. Administers medications and/or treatments as instructed by veterinary staff.  
5. Reports overcrowded cages to investigators and supervisors per standard operating procedures.
6. Receives newly arrived animals, verifies records, and transfers animals to appropriate caging; maintains accurate records as required by the standard operating procedures.
7. Contributes to successful operation of unit by ensuring proper infrastructure is maintained.
8. Carries out the first line of the facility’s disease surveillance program in the work area under the direction of the supervisor and veterinary staff. 
9. Assists investigators and research staff with various research projects that require unique or specialized husbandry practices.
10. Maintains supplies, sanitizes caging, and equipment; sanitizes animal rooms and facilities

11. Performs other duties as assigned.