Animal Care Technician (I, II, III, IV), Covington

Animal Care Technician (I, II, III, IV), CovingtonTulane National Biomedical Research Center - Veterinary Medicine

Location : Covington, LA

Summary

The Division of Veterinary Medicine houses four position levels of Animal Care Technicians.Each level requires a combination of number of years of animal husbandry and / or laboratory animal care experience and education.Selection for available positions will be determined by the hiring committee and Animal Care managers and based on careful review of each candidate's resume and qualifications.Candidates will be provided with a full job description if selected for an interview.

Duties of the Animal Care Technician depend on the assignment of the level and include, but are not limited to :

• Animal care
• Performs routine duties associated with animal care in a research setting.
• Prepares food and feeds animals, administers medications, maintains sanitary conditions, observes animal conditions and behavior, and collects animal specimens.
• Feeds animals and supervises the administration of special diets and medication.
• Observes and monitors animals for signs of illness, trauma or social instability.
• May assist in animal restraint, maintaining animal housing and minor cage maintenance.
• Responsible for assessing and maintaining security of animals in their primary enclosure.
• Feeds animals and supervises the administration of special diets and medication.
• Assists veterinarians with pre- and post- operative animal care.
• Observes and monitors animals for signs of illness, trauma or social instability.
• Maintains daily records pertaining to animal care.

Work environment

Required Qualifications

The education required for each level is listed below :

Animal Care Technician 1

Animal Care Technician 2

OR

OR

OR

Animal Care Technician 3

OR

OR

OR

Animal Care Technician 4

OR

OR

OR

Preferred Qualifications