Come join the staff at OU HSC and become a part of Oklahoma's premier research university which leads the state in education and career opportunities. OU HSC is one of only four comprehensive academic health centers in the nation with seven professional colleges. We are currently building world-class institutes for the treatment of diabetes and cancer. This position is responsible for the daily care of research animals, to include but not limited to cage cleaning and sanitation, handling and restraining animals, feeding, treatments, and facility maintenance

Responsible for the daily care of research animals, to include but not limited to cage cleaning and sanitation, handling and
restraining animals, feeding, treatments, and facility maintenance.

Duties:

• Observes animals for obvious abnormalities and reports to designated personnel.
• Transfers animals from soiled to clean enclosures, protecting individual identity of animals.
• Provides sanitation of equipment and animal cages to ensure cleanliness.
• Operates industrial cage washing machines.
• Prepares machines for startup and shutdown.
• 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 wok deviates from routine to ensure standard policies and practices
  are followed.
• Maintains assigned work areas in compliance with local, state and federal regulations, Association for Assessment
  and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) guidelines, and established standard operation 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.