Posted in Other about 24 hours ago.
Location: Beaverton, Oregon
The purpose of the Veterinary Research Support Technician 2, Equipment Sanitation Technician is to provide research support, routine health care, and husbandry, for laboratory animals maintained at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. The primary function of this position is to provide laboratory animals with sanitized primary housing in accordance with federal regulation and guidelines, to perform the research support tasks, routine health care, and manual and technical husbandry tasks, which are directly related to the care of laboratory animals. This includes cleaning, sanitizing and sterilizing animal primary housing and equipment following strict protocols. The area of work assignment and specific tasks will vary, depending on animal populations and care requirements, service requirements, and staffing needs, during regular and non-regular working hours, including weekends, holidays, or on an overtime basis. Duties must be performed in a professional manner and will require contact with investigative staff. This classification is distinguished by the increased responsibility and accountability related to animal care protocols, and accountabilities related to support of research protocols. Employees in this class have greater freedom to determine work priorities, and require less instruction or direct supervision.
Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards
1. Research Support Services:
Responsible for, assist with, coordinate, and complete a large volume of tasks following various clearly defined and established research protocols and procedures while balancing the requirements of equipment sanitation in support of laboratory animals used in research; participate in the development, coordination and implementation of institution-wide animal care and use procedures; implement established procedures and policies governing the safe and humane care and use of laboratory animals; safely perform (using proper techniques), equipment sanitation, standard veterinary procedures, including but not limited to venipuncture, medication dose calculations, administration of medications via intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and oral routes; collect body fluids
2. Equipment Sanitation & Animal Husbandry:
Exchange non-human primate cages by removing animal from cage using a transfer box. Transfer animal to clean cage. Transport dirty cages and/or racks to designated wash area. Clean and sanitize cages, racks and/or group housing enclosures. Includes operation of a mechanical cage washer, lift trucks, forklifts, pressure washers, foamers. Perform routine sanitization of animal primary housing, shelters, equipment and facilities. Includes sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, washing and disinfection of floors, walls, ceiling, sinks and other equipment. Operate floor scrubbers, autoclaves, forklift, lift trucks and pressure washers, foamers, and dispensing units. Inspect cages and/or racks for damage; remove damaged cages and/or racks and report the needed repairs. Recognize and report problems with facilities (i.e., inappropriate room temperatures, leaking or broken water pipes, plugged drains, damaged surfaces, etc.). Perform simple facility maintenance tasks, including but not limited to replacing drinking water valves, replace lighting, etc. Feed and water animals
3. Animal Health Care Services:
Participate in general animal health surveillance by observing animals in all housing configurations, recognizing abnormalities in physical condition or behavior, and reporting and recording observations to the clinical veterinarian or research staff; perform animal health procedures such as weighing, TB testing, and blood collections; capture, restrain, identify, and sex common varieities of laboratory animals, and the transport animals in support of veterinary, husbandry or investigative procedures
4. Complete and submit data processing forms; using computer keyboard, access and/or input information from the computerized animal record files; assist with acquisition and maintenance of all appropriate regulatory, research, and animal records and reports
5. Other duties as assigned, to meet the goals of the Division
Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Experience:
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