Animal Care Technician - Sjs Executives Llc : Job Details

SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is currently seeking an experienced, reliable Veterinarian Technician to work full time in Bronx, NY to help support operations for the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center's (JJPVAMC) Veterinarian Medical Unit (VMU). SJS is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with 150 employees coast to coast and a headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia; it specializes in professional, non-personal services to support federal and military organizations. The Pay for this position will be $34-38.55/hr. The benefits include 11 paid federal holidays per year, 56 hours of annual accrued Sick Leave (equivalent to 7 paid days off), and an EMPLOYER PAID medical, health, dental, vision and life insurance package. The schedule for this position will not exceed 40 hours per week and will operate on a rotating schedule basis to facilitate the service requirement seven (7) days a week. The availability that will be required of the candidate will be, not exceeding eight hours per day, Sunday-Saturday, including some federal holidays (will be paid holiday pay on top of hourly pay). The Animal Care Technician must possess these key qualifications to be eligible for this job:

• Must have 1-2 years' experience in animal husbandry in a research setting (Level 7).
• Must have completed Assistant Technician certification by American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and has completed this certification at the Technician level.

Responsibilities include the following areas:

• Responsible for implementing comprehensive monitoring programs of several species of animal subjects to prevent, detect, and document violations of all laws and regulations for the control and eradiation of infectious, contagious, communicable diseases, parasites, and disease vectors.
• Leads and plans the appropriate housing needed to execute multiple biomedical research projects and a program of compliance with federal regulations.
• Applies AAALAC and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals standards and recommendations as they relate to feeding and maintaining experimental animals.
• Provide special feeding subcutaneously and in administering medication orally or by injection.
• Operate various types of animal research equipment (ventilated housing units, cage washing systems, autoclaves, automatic watering equipment, and environmental monitoring systems) and monitor the equipment and reports data to the VMU supervisor.
• Record data for animal census and per diem system and provide report data as required by federal regulations.
• Ensure the preparation and timely collection of biological samples for pathogen testing.
• Participate in the disease and health surveillance program. Develops data related to animal health surveillance.
• Collect biological samples for use in approved research projects or disease surveillance.
• Coordinate daily health checks, administration of medications, treatments, post-surgical care, and overseeing of experiments by staff.
• Schedules and coordinates use of animal procedure rooms.

Qualifications:

• Must have 1-2 years' experience in animal husbandry in a research setting.
• Must have completed the ALAT or LAT certification by American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and has completed this certification at the Technician level.
• Individuals must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.)
• Must be able to successfully pass a drug test and a thorough background check for access onto a military installation; please note the background check for this position extends past 7 years, in conformance with federal law and US Department of Justice guidelines for work on a military installation.

SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy status and/or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. SJS Executives' pay structure reflects a sincere effort to reward employees in accordance with factors such as, but not limited to years of experience, education, skills, budget constraints, and internal equity considerations, ensuring a fair and competitive compensation package. The actual salary may vary.