Surgical Technician
Core
Performing perioperative tasks, minor surgical procedures, and surgical support for laboratory rodents (mice) in a biomedical research setting.
Role type
Surgical Technician (Laboratory Animal Science)
Builds
Surgical support for biomedical research projects
Domain
Biomedical research / Laboratory animal science
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
aseptic technique, anesthesia administration, animal handling, minor surgical procedures, animal anatomy and physiology knowledge, Microsoft Office proficiency
Preferred skills
AALAS certification (ALAT, LAT, LATG), experience with laboratory rodents
Technologies
Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel
Responsibilities
Pre-operative health assessments, safe anesthesia administration, accurate medication dosing and documentation, monitoring intra-operative vitals, ensuring smooth anesthetic recovery, maintaining surgical records, post-operative animal assessment and treatment, stocking and sanitizing surgical areas, equipment maintenance, packing mice for shipment, performing minor surgical procedures such as incision repair
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior (training provided)