Animal Care Technician 1-3 CPG Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4797433) Apply  Animal Care Technician 1-3 CPG Salary $2,602.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly Location New Iberia, LA Job Type Classified Job Number NIRC011725TFC2 Department University of LA - Lafayette Opening Date 01/17/2025 Closing Date 1/27/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy resides in the University's New Iberia Research Center. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* For further information about this vacancy contact: Taronsler Faye Cormier Human Resources Specialist faye.cormier@louisiaina.edu University of Louisiana at Lafayette Human Resources Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of general laboratory experience; OR Completion of an accredited clinical laboratory or medical laboratory technology program; OR An associate or bachelor’s degree in medical technology, nursing, clinical laboratory science, or a biological, physical, or chemical science; OR Certification as a Laboratory Animal Technician or Laboratory Animal Technologist by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every six semester hours earned from an accredited college or university in any of the biological, physical, chemical, or agricultural sciences will substitute for one year of experience. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Positions in Human Testing Laboratory environments must be licensed to practice as either a Laboratory Assistant or a Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Technician in the State of Louisiana as required by Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Personnel Law R.S. 37:1311-1329 and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To perform a variety of laboratory tasks on the basis of technical knowledge and specific skills. LEVEL OF WORK: Entry. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Close from laboratory personnel of a higher level. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None. LOCATION OF WORK: Clinical laboratories, educational or health care facilities; Statewide. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Laboratory Technician 2 and Laboratory Technical Assistants by the preparation of laboratory specimens to be evaluated by higher level laboratory personnel. Examples of Work EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Performs veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol on patients to obtain blood for requested analysis. Interviews, screens, and performs sterile veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol to obtain 500 ML whole blood for use in the blood bank. Prepares laboratory specimens such as blood, urine, stool, and sputum for diagnostic evaluation. Prepares feces and other materials for examination for the presence of ova and parasites. Prepares, embeds, cuts, stains, mounts, labels, and catalogues tissue sections. Prepares, stains cover slips, and catalogues cytology specimens. Prepares reagents, soils, and plant and animal tissues for analysis to identify pH, lime, organic matter, minor elements, soluble salts, etc. Operates pH meters, salt bridges, balances and colorimeters, calibrating as necessary. Performs microscopic examination, records, and reports test results. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 The minimum hourly rate is $15.18. Are you willing to accept the minimum? + Yes + No 02 Are you a current employee of NIRC or have you ever worked for NIRC? + Yes + No 03 Are you a certified Laboratory Animal Technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science? + Yes + No Required Question Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email