Animal Care Washroom Technician

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At UConn Health, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks involved in the sanitation, sterilization and distribution of supplies in the laboratory. This position will work in the Center for Comparative Medicine in Farmington, CT.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of a Lead Animal Care Washroom Technician or other employee of a higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Participates in sanitizing and sterilizing caging, supplies, equipment and washroom facility; performs routine sanitation tasks; operates and maintains wash machines; assembles, prepares and stacks apparatus necessary to house, feed and water animals; prepares supplies for animal care staff; follows standard operating procedures; receives, stores and rotates feed, bedding and other animal care supplies and equipment; transports equipment and supplies; disposes of animal waste and carcasses; updates and maintains records; performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Some interpersonal skills; some oral and written communication skills; ability to follow written and oral instruction and to keep records; manual dexterity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any experience and training which would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Experience working in Biomedical Research.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.

A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift heavy objects and may be exposed to risk of injury from sterilization equipment and to risk of exposure to communicable diseases

SCHEDULE: Full time, 80 hours every two weeks, primarily Monday – Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., holidays are required as scheduled, in urgent/emergency situations must be able to work other mandated shifts including overtime, 30 minute unpaid meal break.

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.