Animal Technician III

University Animal Care, with the University of Arizona, seeks an Animal Technician III. University Animal Care is responsible for providing the highest quality humane care to a variety of species of animals used in Biomedical research at the University of Arizona.

Incumbents are responsible for providing the daily care for a variety of research animal species, animals exposed to
hazardous materials and/or assigned additional cage wash duties such as operating complex equipment, and perform
detailed documentation of these activities. Incumbents are generally assigned to perform animal care duties within in one
facility and perform the required Cage Wash activities specific to a facility utilizing disposable caging. Work is performed
under minimal supervision with assigned general expectations. The work schedule includes participation in the Animal Care
holiday rotation schedule, weekends, and may include compensated overtime.

University Animal Care (UAC) manages multiple centralized animal facilities at the University of Arizona and oversees the campus wide animal care and use program. UAC provides assistance to scientists, physicians, staff, and students who have received Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approval to perform research, testing, or educational studies on animal subjects. UAC ensures humane and appropriate animal care and use by providing for the animals daily needs, veterinary care, and monitoring the use of the animals by principal investigators, technical personnel, and students. UAC is devoted to maintaining a safe environment that minimizes the risk of disease or injury to the animals and the personnel who work with them. UAC maintains accreditation by AAALAC International, the gold standard for animal care and use programs.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Provide care to laboratory rodents; feed, water, changing cages, and health assessments on a daily basis.
• Performs basic breeding colony tasks, such as separating breeders and weaning litters.
• Perform cage wash duties, bagging and consolidation of caging for recycle, trash removal, disinfection of carts/racks. Setting up clean caging for use in rooms, Stocking store room, etc.
• Administer treatments to animals as prescribed by Veterinarians. Assists in the training of new and existing employees in routine animal care procedures.
• Complete necessary documentation daily such as:

• Notifications to the investigators about weans, arriving animals, animal deaths, etc.
• Notifications to Vet Services requesting sick animal be looked at.
• Notifications to their managers regarding room issues, rack issues, flooded cages, etc.
• Filling out cage card for weaned or split cages and turning in the strips for processing.
• Filling out the information on the bags of dead animals.
• Filling out the Environmental Assessment sheet for each room they go in: humidity (high, low, current), temperature (high, low, current), time in and out of room, lighting and light timer assessments, number of AERFs submitted, number of animals found dead, information about flooded cages, number of cages, or cage components changed, other work performed in room, airflow checks, sanitation work done, what types of notifications set, animal/room observations, what type of notifications were sent.
• Submit recharge information to business office.
• Submit maintenance requests.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to apply general knowledge of the organization, job content, practices and procedures and has acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to be proficient in all aspects of job.

• Good verbal and written communication skills. time management skills and computer skills.
• Ability to perform work that requires continuous bending ,stooping, twisting, standing and walking and repetitive hand motion (changing cages).
• Able to be medically cleared to wear a respirator.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

• High school diploma or equivalency is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience.