Animal Care Technician

Employees – Union

Job Class
CUPE 116

Job Profile
CUPE 116 Hourly – Analysis Assistant /Technician 2

Job Title
Animal Care Technician

Division
Analysis Assist jobsincanada.one Centre for Comparative Medication jobsincanada.one Animal Care Providers

Compensation Vary
$26.44 – $28.95 CAD Hourly

Posting Finish Date
March 13, 2024

Be aware: Purposes can be accepted till 11:59 PM on the day previous to the Posting Finish Date above.

Job Finish Date

Full-time throughout coaching (6-8 weeks). Informal, on-call ongoing based mostly on seniority, operational wants and availability of worker. Worker should present a minimal of 1 shift per week availability. Shifts are usually not assured.

At UBC, we consider that attracting and sustaining a various workforce is essential to the profitable pursuit of excellence in analysis, innovation, and studying for all school, employees and college students. Our dedication to employment fairness helps obtain inclusion and equity, brings wealthy variety to UBC as a office, and creates the required situations for a rewarding profession. 

Job Abstract

This place is liable for immediately supporting the animal based mostly analysis neighborhood throughout the College of British Columbia by offering a excessive degree animal care in working intently with the Medical Veterinarians and Animal Care Groups. The Animal Care Technician (ACT) will present facility help throughout the Centre for Comparative Medication, together with cage processing, laundry and common facility upkeep.

The Centre for Comparative Medication (CCM) is a quickly rising and dynamic atmosphere during which employees accomplice with researchers from each academia and business. The analysis encompasses a broad vary of subjects from furthering our understanding of primary medical sciences, to enhancing our skills to stop, diagnose, and deal with illness in human and non-human animals.

CCM Technicians are liable for the each day upkeep and care of particular species of enormous laboratory animals. The place requires thorough data of working with animals uncovered to hazardous and bio-hazardous brokers, and radioactive compounds. Because of the work involving the usage of probably hazardous materials, the usage of private protecting gear, annual TB testing, and adherence to strict security protocols is predicted.

The work atmosphere is technically advanced with the usage of computerized massive animal anesthesia machines, diagnostic laboratory gear, specialised surgical gear, and digital environmental monitoring instruments.
Work schedules can embody evenings, weekends and holidays. The person should be capable of raise as much as 25 kg a number of occasions all through the day and work in an atmosphere that requires steady bending, stooping, twisting, and turning.
Orientation and coaching can be supplied on the job.

Organizational Standing

This place stories to the CCM Supervisor and works intently with the Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs), Animal Care Technicians and UBC veterinarians.

CCM is a multi-species facility specialised in supporting animal analysis at UBC by surgical help, coaching, diagnostic and pathology help in addition to housing. As a part of UBC Animal Care Providers (ACS), the most important animal care program in Western Canada and the second largest in Canada, CCM is liable for offering analysis help to the animal based mostly analysis neighborhood related to the College of British Columbia and its associates by its veterinary providers staff, the compliance staff, the coaching staff, the procurement staff and its amenities. ACS is dedicated to offering excellence in analysis help to all UBC researchers with accountability, communication, cooperation, customer support and integrity. ACS stories to the Vice President Analysis & Innovation.
Work Carried out
Supplies husbandry and technical providers in cooperation with the CCM Supervisor and Animal Care Technicians by:
 

Present constant, prime quality and compassionate care to all animals in accordance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) tips and established analysis protocols.
 

Sustaining and sanitizing assigned animal rooms, performing acceptable decontamination strategies and procedures, together with mixing of acceptable cleansing options and chemical compounds to disinfect and sanitize bottles, pails, pans, cages, pens and full work space.
 

Altering animal cages, inserting contemporary bedding supplies, feed and water in animal cages/pens as wanted.

Working a bedding vacuum system, bottle filling system, excessive strain spray items and autoclaves.
Working rack and tunnel washers.
Prioritizing laundry duties and deal with dirty laundry to provide clear linen, when required.
Cleansing of cages, equipment, bottles, carts, and racks.
Common housekeeping, together with disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
Cleansing and common maintenance of the power.
Assembling clear caging items.
Performing and reporting periodic minor upkeep, adjustment, restore, and setup duties of facility associated gear to help facility actions.
Conducting stock of consumable provides as required for cage and laundry processing.
Guaranteeing gear is obtainable and prepared at acceptable occasions, together with receiving and unpacking of provides.
Comply with all security requirements, commonplace working procedures (SOPs) and insurance policies.
Deal with confidentially all info associated to analysis tasks, personnel, and places and agrees to not disclose any such info to any individual besides as could also be vital within the correct discharge of labor obligations.
Could take part as an lively member on the CCM Security Committee.
Carry out different associated duties as required.
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Initiative and oversight can be wanted to oversee upkeep and stocking actions of medical provides within the work space. This individual have to be prepared to concentrate to particulars, pay attention to pitfalls and be prepared to repeat duties if vital. Many of the procedures would require following a protocol already in place. Nevertheless, there’s room for revolutionary considering to enhance upon present protocols and supply enter into the path of the mission. These positions are anticipated to train some initiative and judgment in establishing priorities and carrying duties by to completion; new or uncommon issues can be referred to supervisor. Incorrect selections may end in deterioration of animal well being, together with mortality, and/or disruption or ruination of a analysis research. Inappropriate judgment exercised by the place could influence the success of the power, resulting in elevated bills and time loss. Inappropriate judgment regarding the usage of managed substances may result in authorized motion towards the College or revoking of provincial licenses at present held by the College veterinarians.
Supervision Acquired
Stories to the CCM Supervisor and will take path from T3 ACTs and RVTs whereas working with these groups. Receives directions throughout orientation, on subsequent new assignments, on adjustments in procedures, and on uncommon issues or issues which aren’t lined underneath established SOP’s and insurance policies. Carries out acquainted duties and duties underneath common supervision

Supervision Given
Recommends when issues ought to be escalated to the next degree. There is no such thing as a formal supervisory duty related to this place, however this individual can be anticipated to share technical data and sometimes exhibit methods to others.
Minimal {Qualifications}

Highschool commencement, some extra coaching in a associated subject and a minimal two years of associated expertise or an equal mixture of training and expertise.
Most popular {Qualifications}

Undergraduate diploma in a related self-discipline or commencement from a technical school or institute. Veterinary Workplace Assistant diploma or CALAS Registered Laboratory Animal Technician (RLAT) most popular. Expertise working in a CL2 atmosphere. Working with business an asset. Should exhibit a sound theoretical and dealing data of the rules and apply of laboratory animal science and dealing data of veterinary expertise, biomedical analysis, medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and intensive/vital care.

-Efficient oral and written communication, interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving abilities.

-Capability to work each independently and inside a staff atmosphere.

-Capability to work weekends, evenings and statutory holidays.

-Capability to be thorough, correct, and have a excessive degree of consideration to element.

-Capability to carry out the bodily calls for of the job together with: working in humid environments with various temperatures; steady publicity to animal dander, odors, excreta, mud, and noise, together with probably deadly pathogens and radioisotopes.

-Be capable of stroll and stand for prolonged durations, raise, carry, and transfer as much as 25 kg objects over a distance. Carry out repetitive duties. Good handbook dexterity, mobility, auditory, olfactory, and visible abilities.

-Capability to function job-related gear.

-Capability to successfully use software program at a reasonable degree (e.g., Outlook, MS Phrase, MS Excel, MOSAIC, Workday).

-Capability to learn and comprehend technical materials.

-Be prepared to take care of and improve coaching. Capability to coach others.

-Capability to know and apply insurance policies, SOPs, directions and relevant Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) tips.

-Capability to prioritize and work successfully underneath strain to fulfill deadlines.

-Capability to pay attention actively and attentively, and acquire clarification as required.

-Capability to take care of a variety of individuals in a relaxed, courteous, and efficient method. Capability to work towards consensus and resolve variations.

–Capability to exhibit a dedication to fairness, variety and inclusion.

-Capability to develop and preserve cooperative and productive working relationships. Capability to resolve complaints and interpersonal battle in a relaxed, non-confrontational method, and by exercising sound judgment.

-Capability to train tact and discretion.