Apply for the Vacancy for Animal Care Technician at Weill Cornell Medicine. The category of the position is  Laboratory and Research.

Position Summary

Under direct supervision, provides direct care and maintenance for various species of laboratory animals, including feeding, general husbandry and cleaning of caging and related equipment

Job Responsibilities

• Dirty Side Cage Wash: Dissembles, washes and sterilizes caging and related equipment utilizing automated cage washing equipment and sterilizers.
• Additionally, Clean Side Cage Wash: Re-assembles and prepares clean caging, equipment, animal feed and bedding.
• Likewise, responsible for general animal husbandry, including changing holding areas, feed, and water utilizing specialized techniques and equipment.
• Also, ensures that the animal care and environmental policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Furthermore, recognizes and reports conditions of animal health and welfare that are at variance from normal for the species. Escalates any issues to the supervisor.
• Similarly, ensures and monitors the proper maintenance of laboratory facilities, including animal holding areas, cage wash areas, and associate corridors. Assesses conditions of caging equipment and makes recommendations for equipment replacement and/or repair.
• Also, responsible for documenting information related to job duties and weekly animal census.

Qualifications for Vacancy for Animal Care Technician

Education

• High school diploma or GED

Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Also, the incumbent participates in on-the-job training required to develop new skills, learn new techniques, and implement new policies.

About

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences is a graduate college of Cornell University that was founded in 1952 as an academic partnership between two major medical institutions in New York City: the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Sloan Kettering Institute.

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