ID: 50255844 Shift: 8H Day Description: Contract Guarantee hours= 72 Hours Biweekly on all Assignments these guaranteed hours do not include any on-call time worked Comment:****Must have extensive experience with rodents, in addition to basic veterinary knowledge**** Must have technical skills related to this role **** Must have a vast understanding of surveillance and maintaining health and biosecurity status within a vivarium **** Monitors health and wellbeing of all animal colonies daily. Provides medical treatments as determined by the department standard operating procedures or Veterinarian instruction. Records all pertinent information on required departmental forms. Reports all health conditions to the Supervisor, Manager or Veterinarian and communicates health concerns and treatments with respective research groups. Evaluate all incoming animal orders for accuracy of name, strain, age, weight and gender. Place appropriate cage cards on each box, disinfect according to standard operating procedures for the site and place boxes outside the respective holding room. Ensure that any special instructions are relayed to the caretaker and denoted on the respective cage card. House new animals as needed. Maintains the quarterly Health Surveillance Program including obtaining samples and preparing these sample for transport to an external diagnostic laboratory according to departmental standard procedures and schedules determined by the Veterinarian. Review sample results with the Supervisor and update room entry order documents. Monitors the automatic watering system and chlorine levels. Assists the Supervisor or Manager with cage wash and husbandry staff assignments ensuring that all scheduled work is completed according to departmental standard operating procedures. Provides technical assistance and training for research and animal facility staff in commonly used techniques in accordance with department standard operating Monitors overcrowded cage and Temporary Wean/Separation Cards for timely collection of fees. Separates overcrowded cages as needed according to policy. Supports the Supervisor overseeing biweekly census scanning of the facility. Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91