Monday - Friday 7:45/8 - 4:15/4:30, with rotating weekend/holiday shifts

BASIC SUMMARY:
Maintain, monitor and document animal health and welfare, post[1] operative care and the maintenance of the physical environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Review, comprehend and comply with all SOP's and quality assurance standards pertaining
to specific area.
 Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations,
animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include:
perform daily water bottle /automatic water line and cage checks; provide appropriate food
and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; record animal health
concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols.
 Ear tag each rodent delivered to the facility for investigative use based on facility SOPs.
 Assist with restraint, handling and manipulation of mice and rats as assigned by the on-site
Supervisor.
 Disposes of animal carcasses following established procedures.
 Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain animal housing areas including room or
facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use, spraying in all equipment and
materials into controlled areas.
 Receive, inspect and put away incoming animals; ensure and provide for sentinel animals in
each rodent housing area.
 Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines; perform general
housekeeping and adhere to safety procedures.
 Maintain required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with
required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed.
 Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
 Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
 Experience: One (1) year or more of animal care and handling in a laboratory or similar
environment preferred.
 An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory
substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
 Certification/Licensure: AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal
Technician level (ALAT) preferred.

JOB DESCRIPTION
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
 Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions and exhibit interpersonal skills that are
conducive to effective communication and that contribute to a congenial work environment.
Maintain positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a professional
manner with clients, customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
 Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The
employee is occasionally required to sit.
 The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
 Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
 While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving
mechanical parts; is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, laboratory animal soiled rodent
bedding; occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals,
biohazard materials/agents, infectious disease and risk of electrical shock.
 The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
COMMENTS:
 Normally 40 hours per week. Each employee will be required to work a rotational weekend and
holiday schedule

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 1 year (Required)
• Veterinary assistant: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Carlsbad, CA 92010 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Carlsbad, CA 92010: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person