Animal Care Technician

 

Description:

Treats confidentially all information related to research projects, personnel, and locations, and agrees not to disclose any such information to any person except as may be necessary in the proper discharge of work obligations.

Keep abreast of developments in the area of expertise and participating in continuing education programs.

Perform other related tasks as required duties include:

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  Managing breeding colonies (under general supervision)

 

• Performing minor surgeries and techniques, including: tissue collection and organs, blood collection, surgical implantations, tumour implantations, injections, embryo manipulations, vessel cannulation.

 

• Performing laboratory techniques such as media preparation, cell culture, hormone preparation as required

 

• Identify, report and treat sick animals.

 

• Demonstrating and explaining T2 duties and tasks

 

• Assisting CDM Staff and Users

 

• Animal handling, feeding, watering and health monitoring

 

• Daily census recording

 

• Maintaining records

 

• Maintaining inventory

 

• Assisting in sample collection

- Recognizing and reporting concerns involving the animals, animal rooms, and the facility in general - Participating in continuing education program
 

• Shipping and receiving of animals

 

• Operation of rack and tunnel washers

 

• Cleaning of cages, accessories, bottles, carts, and racks

 

• General Housekeeping, including:

 

• Preparation and use of disinfectants and detergents

 

• Operating a bedding vacuum system, bottle filling system, high pressure spray units and autoclaves

 

• Removal of waste

 

• Cleaning and general facility upkeep

 

• Assemble clean caging units

 

• Perform minor maintenance tasks on facility related equipment

 

• Performing other related duties