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Company Name : Jefferson – Center City, Philadelphia, PA
Location : Philadelphia, PA 19107
Position : Cage Wash Attendant – 1st Shift

Job Description : Please note: this position is full time, 80 hours biweekly. Shifts are from 8-4:30 PM. Weekend and holiday work is required
Primary Function:
To provide animal facility services and animal care support especially sanitation, operation and maintenance of equipment and transportation of supplies and animals. Provides care for laboratory animals including feeding, watering and transferring to and from primary enclosures.
Essential Functions:

Works in the cage wash area. Operates tunnel washers, rack washers, autoclaves and other industrial sanitation and animal care support equipment. Conducts cleaning activities by dumping soiled bedding, removing waste and excessive amounts of dirt and debris and providing disinfection to reduce or eliminate unacceptable concentrations of microorganisms. Prepares, pre-cleans and organizes equipment prior to processing in industrial machines. Keeps clean and dirty equipment and supplies separated. Provides regular preventive maintenance and upkeep of the equipment. Maintains records and quality control information. Operates and maintains water bottle filling devices and automatic watering equipment. Maintains the cage wash area in a clean and orderly condition at the end of each shift. Uses brooms, mops, scrapers brushes, scrubbing machines, hand trucks, power sprayers and other accessory equipment.
Performs sanitation and cleaning throughout the animal facility as required to maintain accreditation standards. This includes major sanitation of animal rooms, support and service areas, storage rooms and corridors. Assists in maintaining the animal morgue and freezers and disposing of dead animals.
Transports animals, supplies and equipment as directed. Receives and handles feed and bedding. Carries out other service and support activities in the facility at the direction of a supervisor. These may include monitoring and recording environmental conditions, evaluating light timer settings, performing surveys of the physical condition of the facility, conducting quality assurance tests and other tasks that contribute to the level of sanitation and operation. Conducts minor repairs, maintenance and upkeep of animal care equipment such as replacement of casters
Provides animal care consistent with standard operational procedures. This requires handling research animals, the ability to transfer them to and from primary enclosures and to provide food and water. Requires the ability to read technical instructions and standard operating procedures and to write in records. Must develop knowledge and technical skills to provide humane care for a wide variety of animals consistent with standards of modern laboratory animal science and research. Must participate in training to stay current and facilitate effective implementation of the animal care and use program for the care and use of laboratory animals.
Perform other related duties as assigned or required
Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the University.

Educational/Training Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Certificates, Licenses and Registration:
AALAS Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) Preferred
Experience Requirements:
At least 6 months experience in laboratory animal care and husbandry in a research facility
Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.
Jefferson Health delivers state of the art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 8,400 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21st century professional education. Combined, we have over 30,000 employees.

Jefferson Health, with 14 hospitals (seven are Magnet designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 40+ outpatient and urgent care locations, offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among the nation’s best in eight specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 70 such centers in the nation.

Thomas Jefferson University has ten colleges and three schools that offer more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is dedicated to inter-professional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet to be imagined careers.

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

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