What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Animal Caretaker position at SUNY Upstate Medical University?
Job Summary:
Laboratory Animal Caretakers handle, treat and observe animals used in research. They handle laboratory animals and observe them to detect symptoms of disease and changes in condition. They sanitize, organize, and maintain animal cages and equipment by operating cage washer, tunnel washer, and autoclaves. Sanitize corridors and support areas using appropriate techniques to promote animal health and welfare and to comply with policies. Perform routine maintenance and ensure proper operation of equipment and machinery in cage wash. They come into contact with animals which may carry a variety of communicable diseases including zoonosis. In handling, treating, feeding and all other contacts with such animals, incumbents use techniques designed to minimize the hazards of their own infection, as well as the contamination of uninfected experimental animals. Incumbents communicate with their supervisors and/or clinical staff to report issues with the research animals and their environment and receive instructions concerning the handling and treatment of animals relative to specific experiments. They monitor environmental parameters and equipment in accordance with standardized criteria. Maintain records by collecting and recording data to facilitate management of the facility. They administer treatments, euthanize animals, and provide assistance during nonroutine husbandry practices under the direction of the supervisors and/or clinical staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
There are no minimum education or experience qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications:
Work Days:
Schedule based on 40 hours per week. Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays
Message to Applicants:
Position Status: Permanent
Recruitment Office: Human Resources
Executive Order:
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
