Animal Care Technician I or Animal Care Technician II

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Animal Care staff provide routine and specialized animal husbandry and facility maintenance. This position will be responsible for performing routine and specialized animal husbandry tasks and general facility maintenance for the Clinical Sciences Center and Rennebohm Pharmacy vivaria in Biomedical Research Model Services (BRMS). These duties include general animal husbandry, feeding and watering animals, monitoring animal room environments, cleaning primary and secondary enclosures, receiving animals, preparing animals for transport, restraining, and handling animals, reporting sick and injured animals, general facility maintenance and housekeeping. This position interacts with researchers and veterinary staff as required. Other duties are to be assigned by the supervisor. This position would be working with rodents, guinea pigs, rabbits and swine.

Requirements

Physical ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, squat, twist and push carts, bedding, feed bags and equipment up to 50 lbs.
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Proficient computer skills such as emailing, comfortable using the internet and completing online forms.
Ability to work effectively both independently and with a team.
Good communication and organization skills.
Continuous eligibility to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

At least 6 months of animal care experience with small and/or large animals.
Experience in working in a research setting.
Knowledge of acceptable animal husbandry procedures.
Familiarity with the University requirement concerning Responsible Use and Care of Animals in Research and Training and the Guide to the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Knowledge of animal health records maintenance and ability to perform animal health checks.
AALAS Certification (ALAT, LAT or LATG).

Responsibilities

Inspects and reports equipment problems to ensure optimal and safe operation
Maintains organization of and updates records related to research procedures
Observes animal behavior, performs basic animal care and reports concerns to the appropriate entities to contribute to the health and well-being of animals to support research and teaching.
Inventories, cleans, and maintains organization of animal holding spaces and supplies
Assists with preparing food and formulas and feeds animals according to established schedules and specifications.
Performing routine and specialized animal husbandry tasks
General facility maintenance
Feeding and watering animals
Monitoring animal room environments
Cleaning primary and secondary enclosures
Receiving animals
Preparing animals for transport
Restraining and handling animals
Reporting sick and injured animals
General facility maintenance and housekeeping
Interacts with researchers and veterinary staff as required
Animal Care Technician II will perform tasks more independently, assist with training students and new staff, and collect samples from animals and administer medications, injections and treatments according to the established protocols and procedures to be used for diagnostic tests and research.