Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development that align with your future goals and help to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more that are all available on the day you start work. UT Southwestern is honored to be a Veteran Friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you've made to our country. We're proud to support your next mission. Ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 10 National Employers, we invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Join the Animal Resource Center Today!

Start your research career today by becoming an Animal Care Attendant at UT Southwestern in our world-renowned medical and research center. The Animal Resource Center (ARC) is hiring for an entry-level animal care position that will help to provide care and maintenance of our laboratory animals and animal facilities. As a valued member of the ARC, you will have the opportunity to support the institutional care and use of animals in cutting edge research across hundreds of medical research labs at UT Southwestern. This position offers room for growth so that you can gain the skills you need to help you advance into your research career as part of an Animal Care or Research career track.

Experience and Education

High school graduation or GED strongly preferred; no experience required.

Job Duties

• Operate cage washing and processing equipment and perform appropriate start-up and shut-down procedures.
• Thoroughly clean and monitor equipment throughout the day and report equipment failures to the supervisor.
• Maintain high quality sanitization.
• Recognize the facility's equipment needs and rapidly processes appropriate equipment.
• Maintain cage wash logs and steam strip logs.
• Operates autoclave equipment.
• Cleans and maintains autoclaves equipment.
• Reports equipment failures and maintains log books.
• Evaluates and prepares extra equipment and delivers sterile equipment to appropriate storage rooms.
• Comply with and wear required personal protective equipment.
• Cleans and maintains multiple support areas (storage rooms, restrooms, breakrooms, procedure labs) as well as main hallways.
• Utilizes appropriate techniques and chemicals to ensure sanitization of all surfaces.
• Accurately requests, sorts, organizes routine supplies to meet area needs.
• Provides supply requests in a timely manner.
• Correctly applies appropriate techniques and chemicals to maintain facility floors.
• Routinely sweeps and mops.
• Utilizes floor machines to effectively remove buildup of wax and debris.
• Follows appropriate safety procedures.
• Process animal caging through the cage wash equipment.
• Add appropriate bedding and enrichment to animal caging.
• Examine equipment for cracks or malfunctioned parts, reject unclean or broken equipment.
• Maintain required attendance level and adherence to set work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed.
• Ability to work weekends as assigned.
• Perform housekeeping duties and laundry.
• Keep machines cleaned and well-maintained.
• Follow appropriate safety procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code •51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion