Veterinary Support Staff

## Veterinary Support Staff Apply:
Onsite:
Chicago, IL:
Full time:
Posted Today: JR35216
** Department
* * BSD ARC - Veterinary Services 2 - Support
** About the Department
** The Animal Resources Center (ARC) at the University of Chicago supports animal research by ensuring humane care and proper use of all laboratory animals. It oversees all research animals on campus and manages six facilities and a business office. The Veterinary Support unit is responsible for performing health rounds and providing treatment to research animals and support to BSD animal users.

ARC is part of the Office of Shared Research Facilities, which also manages BSD core facilities.
** Job Summary
** The job performs routine laboratory data collection and analysis to support clinical research, and assists in specialty research involving animals, MRI technologies, histology, among others. Under supervision from the ARC Compliance & Training Supervisor, provides general assistance to veterinary and investigative staff. Performs routine observation health rounds and treatments of rodent and exotics population, provides training of animal facility and investigative staff, and shares weekend/holiday rotation with other veterinary support staff.
** Responsibilities
* ** Under the direction of the Compliance & Training Manager, performs health assessments, analgesic management, and medical care of rodents and “exotic” species (i.e. frogs, hamsters, birds, zebrafish).
* Communicates with veterinarians, husbandry staff, and investigative staff and assists with training and advising investigators, research, and animal facility staff including animal handling, animal health, and technical procedures.
* Records and maintains complete and accurate records documentation.
* Provides technical research procedures.
* Shares rotation for health assessments on weekends and holidays with other rodent/exotics veterinary support staff.
* Assists with the rodent quarantine and health monitoring programs. Assists with the shipment and receipt of animals coming from external/non-approved sources to quarantine, transfer of animals from quarantine to procedural facilities, collects diagnostic samples, manages outbreak response in conjunction with veterinarians, and performs necropsies.
* Provides hands-on rodent/exotics technique training. Assists with the development of new training mater.
* Understands aquatics life support systems and how to interpret aquatics water quality testing results. Assists with the collection and processing of environmental samples from all facilities (i.e. water quality testing, ATP swabs, etc.).
* Under guidance and direction, analyzes clinical samples and specimens and reports results. Prepares specimens for examination, and looks for abnormalities using automated equipment, and computerized instruments capable of performing a number of tests simultaneously.
* Conducts new tests and researches on new technologies for implementation in the laboratory. Solves routine or standard problems relating to the collection and management of patient results and data.
* Has general awareness of safety, quality control, and quality assurance procedures. Maintains quality and safety control measures for the laboratory.
* Performs other related work as needed.
** Minimum Qualifications
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* Education:

** Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
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* Work Experience:

** Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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* Certifications:

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* Experience:

*** 1+ years of experience with biomedical research environment or research animal setting.
* 1+ years of experience with handling, caring, and…