NASSAU COUNTY | Title | : | LABORATORY ANIMAL CARETAKER II |
Code | : | 330235 PBP |
CLASS SPECIFICATION | Page | : | 1 of 1 |
1. | Feeds, cleans, maintains, and handles animals and birds. |
2. | Cleans and sterilizes cages, rooms, instruments and implements, and maintains isolation and quarantine conditions. |
3. | Prepares animals for operations, tests, and experiments and assists physician. |
4. | Provides postoperative care and treatment as prescribed. |
5. | Administers drugs, antibiotics, and anesthetics as directed by veterinarian, doctor, or supervisor. |
6. | Maintains breeding colonies of small animals and keeps records. |
7. | Performs euthanasia, gross autopsies, and removes and prepares specimens. |
8. | Obtains blood and blood samples as required from laboratory animals. |
1. | Considerable knowledge of the feeding, care, and handling of animals and birds. |
2. | Considerable knowledge of safety rules and precautions involved in preparation, treatment, and handling of animals and birds. |
3. | Knowledge of sterilization, isolation, and quarantine practices and procedures. |
4. | Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions. |
5. | Ability to maintain simple records. |
NOTE: | 1. | Experience, as outlined above, in excess of the two-year requirement may be substituted for high school on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years. |
2. | Courses in animal technology may be substituted for the two-year experience requirement. |