What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Animal Technician - Floater position at UCLA Health Careers?
DescriptionUnder the direct supervision of the area supervisor, the Senior Animal Technician - Floater (SAT Floater) performs routine animal husbandry and/or cage wash tasks at the operative level, including Cage wash & Biosecurity & Hazard Containment (Haz Con) areas as needed. The SAT Floater performs routine animal husbandry tasks including cleaning, watering, feeding, and grooming of common laboratory animals following department procedures and guidelines of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Sciences Manual for Laboratory Technicians.
Additional duties of the SAT Floater include but are not limited to: developing and implementing proper processes; personnel training; equipment checks and maintenance; area maintenance; transportation of cages and caging accessories between buildings within campus; and serving as a backup for planed and unplanned employee absences. They will also conduct quality assurance checks in the assigned support areas to verify compliance with internal SOPs, WI, forms as well as with UCLA and extramural regulations that govern cage wash operations in an animal care and use program. Overtime, holiday and weekend work may be required.
Salary Range: $26.67 - $32.94 Hourly
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
