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UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

17725 (NE S SEIU 925 Non Supv)
\n22411 (NE H NI SEIU 925 Non Supv)<\/p>\n

CLASS SERIES CONCEPT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perform animal care duties; provide care for animals and animal facilities.<\/p>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Independently perform routine husbandry tasks involved in the care and feeding of animals, and maintenance of animal facilities<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perform basic preventive animal health maintenance duties and select administrative functions. Independently perform routine and advanced animal care duties.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perform duties of Animal Technician 1;<\/p>\n

Restrain animals for examination or injection; collect urine and\/or fecal samples as directed;<\/p>\n

Perform preventive animal health care duties;<\/p>\n

Collect and evaluate water and environmental samples to record water quality, and support animal health and sanitation efficacy testing;<\/p>\n

Assist in the installation and routine maintenance of caging systems and other non-fixed facility equipment;<\/p>\n

Document equipment maintenance and repairs in accordance with facility guidelines;<\/p>\n

Perform delegated administrative functions in support of animal facility management and operations;<\/p>\n

May administer oral or topical medications;<\/p>\n

May collect basic examination information such as temperature, pulse, respiration, weight; record as needed;<\/p>\n

May assist in clinical or research experiment activities;<\/p>\n

May assist in training and directing the work of new and lower level animal technicians and research technicians;<\/p>\n

May euthanize laboratory animals;<\/p>\n

Perform other duties as assigned.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification.<\/p>\n

One year of experience as an Animal Technician 1 or equivalent.<\/p>\n

Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

01\/03\/1973: New Class
\n12\/07\/1978: Revise Class
\n10\/22\/1984: Revise Class
\n07\/02\/1990: Revise MQ
\n07\/01\/2007: Civil Service Reform, job code changed from 4725 to 525F
\n07\/01\/2008: New to SEIU and assigned UW job code 7725
\n09\/01\/2020: Revise Class<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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