Lab Animal Tech I - Zebra Fish

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

58d•$19 - $24

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Additional Job Description • Executing live feeds to a large colony of zebrafish on weekends and holidays. • Maintaining and preparing live feed for future feeds. • Monitoring zebrafish nursery tanks and changing filter screens, as needed, to ensure proper water flow. • Basic zebrafish animal husbandry. • Monitoring fish health. Contact the Zebrafish Coordinator or Associate Director in the event of fish health concerns. • Monitoring zebrafish life support systems, reporting any concerns to the Zebrafish Coordinator or Associate Director. • Monitor levels of the salinity pH and conductivity dosing towers and replenish as required. • Perform tank changes, as instructed • Sanitize tanks in undercounter dishwashers as needed. • Record all actions in the fish room log Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: Provides daily husbandry care to research animals according to department standard operating procedures, state and federal regulations and accrediting agency guidelines. These duties include but not limited to; providing clean sanitized caging material, fresh food and water and environmental enrichment on a scheduled and as needed basis. Monitors animal health and well being in assigned areas. Reports all signs of illness to the Supervisor immediately. Completes all required reporting documents and cage notification cards. Operates bio-safety cabinets, Animal Transfer Stations, chemical foamers, hydraulic lifts and specialized ventilated racks (if applicable). Reports all deficiencies immediately to the Supervisor. Houses newly arriving animal colonies according to department standard operating procedures. Ensures that orders match the posted incoming animal log and assigned cage cards. Reports errors immediately to the Supervisor. Monitors environmental parameters of assigned holding rooms for temperature and humidity. Records all information on the room log. Reports any deviations in acceptable ranges to the Supervisor immediately.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required
1-3 years related work experience required.
One year of experience working with animals or in a lab animal environment.
Must be able to follow detailed instruction and carry through with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work well as part of a team.
Must not be overly allergic to animals so as to affect ability to work with laboratory animals.
Basic familiarity with computers.
Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Ability to read, and write in English in order to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively with patients, families and other medical center staff; and respond to basic questions.
Ability to understand spoken English in order to follow basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively in basic English with patients, families and medical center staff in response to routine questions.
Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations.

Nice To Haves

Certificate 1 preferred: Asst Laboratory Animal Tech
Certificate 2 preferred: Laboratory Animal Technician
Knowledge of routine rodent handling/restraint and technical procedures.
Previous work experience with laboratory animals.
Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.
Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.

Responsibilities

Executing live feeds to a large colony of zebrafish on weekends and holidays.
Maintaining and preparing live feed for future feeds.
Monitoring zebrafish nursery tanks and changing filter screens, as needed, to ensure proper water flow.
Basic zebrafish animal husbandry.
Monitoring fish health.
Contact the Zebrafish Coordinator or Associate Director in the event of fish health concerns.
Monitoring zebrafish life support systems, reporting any concerns to the Zebrafish Coordinator or Associate Director.
Monitor levels of the salinity pH and conductivity dosing towers and replenish as required.
Perform tank changes, as instructed
Sanitize tanks in undercounter dishwashers as needed.
Record all actions in the fish room log
Provides daily husbandry care to research animals according to department standard operating procedures, state and federal regulations and accrediting agency guidelines.
These duties include but not limited to; providing clean sanitized caging material, fresh food and water and environmental enrichment on a scheduled and as needed basis.
Monitors animal health and well being in assigned areas.
Reports all signs of illness to the Supervisor immediately.
Completes all required reporting documents and cage notification cards.
Operates bio-safety cabinets, Animal Transfer Stations, chemical foamers, hydraulic lifts and specialized ventilated racks (if applicable).
Reports all deficiencies immediately to the Supervisor.
Houses newly arriving animal colonies according to department standard operating procedures.
Ensures that orders match the posted incoming animal log and assigned cage cards.
Reports errors immediately to the Supervisor.
Monitors environmental parameters of assigned holding rooms for temperature and humidity.
Records all information on the room log.
Reports any deviations in acceptable ranges to the Supervisor immediately.