ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN I

Animal Health Technician I

The University of Alabama at Birmingham General Responsibilities: To assist in routine veterinary care of laboratory animals at UAB. To provide research and technical support in preventive medical care, surgery, anesthesia and euthanasia for UAB research animals. To maintain animal health records and inventory of supplies.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists veterinary staff in daily clinical and preventive medical rounds at various sites. Assesses and diagnoses daily clinical cases. Manages clinical cases from start to finish, including discussions with the research staff and formulating plans for medical treatment of research animals.
• Provides surgical support assistance to the research staff. Provides treatment, postoperative care, and euthanasia to the ARP research animal population.
• Organizes and manages special projects as assigned. Organizes and runs hands-on courses, creates, optimizes and maintains ARP eLearning videos, spearheads investigations into research staff complaints and manages other similar projects as they arise.
• Assists and educates ARP and research staff with proper husbandry and experimental techniques, including observational skills, basic handling and restraint, anesthesia, proper medical treatment and euthanasia of the research animal population.
• Maintains monthly inventory of drugs and supplies, discards outdated drugs, and maintains reports concerning the distribution and use of federally regulated drugs.
• Maintains animal health and United States Department of Agriculture records.
• Receives and assigns animal shipments that arrive at ARP, performs examinations, notifies veterinary staff of any health-related problems and notifies the appropriate research scientists of their arrival.
• Maintains clinical minor procedure areas with medical supplies. Maintains and inventories supply stock room. Orders supplies as needed. Maintains general upkeep and cleanliness of areas of responsibility.
• Provides surgical assistance to research scientists such as scheduling resources, administering and monitoring anesthesia, post-operative observation of the animal and sterilization of the equipment used following the operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Hourly Pay Range: $15.00 – $24.40

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: Graduate from an accredited American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) technologist program OR two (2) years of related experience required. Licenses / Certifications / Registrations: Active Veterinary Technician Certification/Registration/License is preferred. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) level is desired.

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