POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Assistant Manager Cagewash - Animal Care is a member of the Animal Resource Center (ARC) management team responsible for assuring that operations within the ARC run smoothly and the highest level of care and attention is given to the animals and to research. Assistant Animal Husbandry Managers assist the manager oversee the care for animals and sanitation of equipment for the animals.
Working under limited supervision, the assistant manager supervises the daily activities of animal and cagewash technicians in assigned animal facility/rooms and assumes some of the duties of the manager in their absence. Responsibilities include all husbandry activities, cage sanitation/ preparation/ quality control, animal health reporting and follow up, animal receiving, training and supervising technicians, providing excellent customer service to principal investigator staff, maintaining good working relationships with principal investigator staff, maintenance and contractor personnel, prepping facility for site visits and following strict guidelines according to standard protocols including maintaining records and inventories of animals and supplies (i.e. bedding, food, caging, water bottles, etc.); required to complete tasks in assigned area. This position is subject to compliance with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Public Health Service and the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
CONTACTS
Department: Continuous contact with the other employees to assist with daily job assignments. Daily contact with the animal husbandry manager regarding ongoing activities and standard operating procedural issues. Daily contact with training and compliance staff, clinical veterinarians, veterinary technicians to ensure animal husbandry and cage wash operations function smoothly.
University: Daily contact with investigative staff regarding daily investigative needs, special animal care needs to provide quality animal care and excellent customer service within the Animal Resource Center.
External: Frequent contact with vendors/contractors to manage deliveries and escort contractors throughout the Animal Resource Center facility.
Students: Occasional contact with graduate and research students who are performing medical research in the Animal Resource Center. Will provide the students with the husbandry and cagewash resources needed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
Supervise animal and cagewash technicians.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: 5 to 8 years of related experience. Prefer supervisory experience of groups of 6 or more individuals.
Education/Licensing: High school education required. Prefer AALAS certification at the LAT level.
REQUIRED SKILLS
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position will work in the Animal Resource Center facility, working directly with animal cage and cage equipment cleaning machinery and with animals. Hazards to health and safety are minimized by prior training and instruction in proper handling animals and operation of equipment. Health hazards associated with this position and working in an ARC facility include: exposure to animal bites, scratches, kicks and zoonotic diseases; odors, noises and temperatures associated with animals; working with soiled animals and cages; cuts from broken water bottles and sharp edges of cages; burns from steam and hot water used in cleaning procedures; dermatitis resulting from exposure to strong cleaning compounds and insecticides and organic chemicals; exposure to radiation from isotope-injected animals (generally trace amounts); and strain or accident associated with frequent moving of heavy (up to 60 lbs.) equipment, animals, feed sacks and bagged or baled bedding.
Where appropriate, the nature of this position may require the use of a respirator (must have prior health evaluation) or surgical mask. This position also requires baseline evaluation of hearing and vision. Training and personal protective equipment (hearing, eyewear, gowns, respirator and gloves) will be provided.
It is necessary to complete the job before leaving work; animal care cannot be held over to the next day and providing the highest level of care to animals is essential to ARC’s mission. Animal care is a 7-day per week, 365-days per year job. All tasks must be performed to fulfill guidelines and regulations according to USDA and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC2011), which is the main resource used by AAALAC's Council on Accreditation.
This position may be required to drive or travel to satellite facilities at MetroHealth Medical Center and the VA Medical Center. The nature of this position requires baseline hearing and the use of a respirator. This position may require working some weekends and holiday shifts.
Case Western Reserve University’s animal facilities are accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and is managed according to the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” appropriate Federal Animal Welfare Regulations, and the Public Health Service “Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals." This position, and all animal research personnel, are subject to internal compliance to Animal Resource Center Standard Operating Procedures and to compliance regulations of the Animal Welfare Act, Public Health Service Policy, AAALAC guidelines, the State of Ohio Veterinary Practice Act, Federal Drug Enforcement Administration regulatory guidelines, US Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine regulations and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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