Veterinary Technician (CS-PRP and BPRP Containment)

## Overview Goldbelt Apex, a part of the Healthcare Technology Transformation Group, is a data-focused company dedicated to process and quality in every aspect. As experts in healthcare IT experts, Apex is committed to building systems for healthcare organizations to seamlessly communicate and exchange data across different systems and devices. **Summary:** The Veterinary Technician providing veterinary technical support in Quarantine, Barrier,ABSL-2, ABSL-3 and ABSL-4 animal care and use areas. The Veterinary Technician shallindependently select and apply appropriate procedures for the supported tasks. TheVeterinary Technician shall assist in providing non-routine care, supporting changes inprocedure, addressing problems, etc. Work requires continuous standing and walking on concrete or hard surfaced floors,climbing, working in a bent position and carrying materials up to 50 pounds. Greaterstrength, effort and agility are required in the handling, capturing, restraining, andproviding veterinary technical services to the stronger, more active animals. Work, asperformed, exposes veterinary technical support staff to unpleasant odors and noisesand may require contact with unpredictable, ill-natured, stronger animals which posegreater risks of injury, bites, scratches, etc. There is a hazard of burns from autoclavesand ultra-violet lights, skin irritations from cleaning and decontaminating solutions. Theveterinary technical support staff must wear protective clothing or equipment such asBSL-4 positive pressure suits, positive air pressure respirators, or other personalprotective equipment, for prolonged periods. The veterinary technical support staff maywork prolonged periods in auditory and physical isolation in a completely isolatedcontainment suite which possesses risks to infection by highly infectious agents. Some ofthese agents can cause fatal diseases in humans if personnel become infected. \*Containment involves adhering to specific procedures and requirements designed tomanage and protect sensitive information and materials in this role. ## Responsibilities **Essential Job Functions:** - Shall provide veterinary technical support to the animals at all biocontainment levels during experimental and non-experimental periods IAW SOPs and/or protocol. This includes, but is not limited to, conducting daily observations, surgical site preparation; administration of medications or other substances byinjection, orally, or topically; placing intravenous catheters; intubating, anesthetizing animals using injectable or gas anesthetics, anesthetic monitoring and euthanasia; prep surgery site; providing assistance in radiographic and surgical procedures; collection, storage and proper submission of blood and other biosamples; creating entries in medical records (to include Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)-compliant entries); conduct of health checks and physical exams; handling and restraining animals; transferring animals between cages/restraint devices/jump boxes; providing environmental enrichment; reporting/documentingabnormal conditions or treatment failures; pairing NHPs; and ensuring food/water are available IAW SOPs or protocol. - Assist in reviewing SOPs for all functions and activities performed by Contract Employees. Contract Employee shall assist preparation for oversight visits by any oversight body. Contract Employee shall assist the development of responses to remarks made during such visits or inspections as they pertain to Contractor Tasks. - Assist the Contract PM with reviewing pending animal studies provided by the TPOC, advise the Contract PM regarding the veterinary technical personnel/facility/capability/equipment/supply resources necessary, advise the Contract PM regarding the resources on hand, advise the acquisition of resources not on hand, and ensure resources are in position where and when required. - Ensure all animals are properly identified and associated with specific experiments IAW SOPs. - Shall tran…