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Laboratory Animal Caretaker
Location:
New York, NY
Description:
Job Title: Laboratory Animal Caretaker Grade: 5 Salary: $33,448 - $39,544 The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking two qualified candidates to fill two full-time positions of Laboratory Animal Caretaker for the Department of Comparative Medicine. Each position will require candidates to perform tasks in the following four categories: Animal husbandry - including feeding and watering of animals and sanitation of animal rooms; housekeeping; observations and reporting of animal conditions; and treatment and handling of animals. Duties and Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities include: Attend to the physical needs of animals in both regular and barrier housing units. Feed and water animals. Clean and sanitization of cages, racks, food bins, rooms, and other equipment. Maintain the general health of laboratory animals. Monitor and report animals' conditions and disease. Ensure that animals are properly identified and housed. Collect and maintain data and records for animal rooms (room activity sheets, procedure room logs, cage wash temperature tape, etc). Put new activity sheets in the animal rooms and cage wash area. Report and replace broken items in the animal rooms. Minimum Qualifications: Incumbents must have high school diploma or equivalent. Must be able to communicate in English fluently with animal care staff, investigators, vendors, and all other NYSPI/RFMH staff. Understand the husbandry and care of laboratory rodents. Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience working in a laboratory animal research environment. Prior experience handling and caring for animals as a laboratory animal caretaker or certification as an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician is preferred. Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032 To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://nyspi.applicantpro.com/jobs/ . Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered. The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant. Job Posted by ApplicantPro
Company:
New York State Psychiatry Institute
Posted:
October 30 on ApplicantPRO
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