Lab Animal Technician bei University of Oklahoma

Laboratory Animal Technicians (LAT) at the University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus provide basic husbandry and health surveillance to research animals. LAT’s work in a team environment and participate in group projects focused on improving team efficiency and individual growth.

Essential Duties: 

• Observes animals for obvious abnormalities and reports to designated personnel.  
• Transfers animals from soiled to clean enclosures, protecting the individual identity of animals.  
• Provides sanitation of equipment and animal cages to ensure cleanliness.  
• Operates industrial cage washing machines.  
• Prepares machines for startup and shut down.  
• Ensures all equipment, bedding, and cages are clean and in working condition.  
• Reports any problems to designated personnel.  
• Provides food and water to laboratory animals.  
• Follows safety procedures and requests assistance if work deviates from routine to ensure standard policies and practices are followed.  
• Maintains assigned work areas in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and established standard operating procedures to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality control of the laboratory and compliance with federal, state, and university regulations and standards. 
• Attends, as required, OU HSC and Comparative Medicine training sessions, including radiation safety, laboratory safety, blood-borne pathogens, and OSHA. 
• May assume additional responsibilities based on individual experience, training, and interest.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

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