Animal Care Technician 1

Department: MED-Neuroscience
Salary/Grade: NEX/8

Target hiring range for this position will be between $17.00-$19.00 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Summary:

Completes primarily simple & routine animal caretaking duties; & as requested by Group Leader or their designee, cage wash activities which may occur up to 50% of the time of overall job duties & responsibilities. All actions are completed by strictly & consistently following applicable CCM SOPs including safety procedures & guidelines. Reports any suspected or actual deviations to SOPs or non-routine situations immediately to Group Leader or their designee. Arrives, leaves & takes breaks at work as scheduled. Strictly adheres to CCM attendance policy.

Specific Responsibilities:

According to CCM SOPs:

• Cleans & sterilizes cages, equipment, supplies, rooms (primary and secondary enclosures), etc.
• Prepares refuse for disposal or incineration.
• Changes cages, equipment, supplies, animals & rooms.
• Feeds & waters animals according to their prescribed diets.
• Observes animals regularly during the day, noting & reporting any variances in eating, drinking or deviation from normal habits, to include obvious health issues with behavior, skin conditions, etc.
• Observes, documents, & reports changes in environmental parameters (i.e., temperature, humidity, lighting, etc.).
• May conduct census counts.
• May administer oral &/or topical medications.
• With appropriate training, may euthanize animals.
• Assists in organizing feed, bedding & dry supplies in storage facilities.
• Houses incoming animals.
• Receive &/or delivers animal transfers.
• Ensures accuracy of transfer/delivery documentation.
• May drive van to transfer animals.
• Completes cage wash activities & animal caretaking check-lists, logs & documentation accurately & within appropriate time-frames.
• Notifies lead if available or management of malfunctioning equipment; may document problem.
• Attends CCM sponsored training sessions, species specific identification & treatment sessions; & begins OJT cross training among species, etc.

Miscellaneous

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or its equivalent is required along with a minimum of 3 months cage wash, husbandry or equivalent experience.
• Valid state drivers license if driving animal transport van.

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
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We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

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