Surgical Trainer

Bar Harbor, ME

The Surgical Trainer provides training, in both hands on and lecture format, in a wide variety of mouse perioperative procedures and surgical procedures. Key Responsibilities • Provides and documents surgical training in a wide variety of mouse surgical techniques and perioperative procedures (e.g. anesthesia, pain assessments, aseptic technique, post operative care). • Performs surgical procedures for surgical training or refinement/development purposes and executes all related surgical tasks such as pre-operative health assessment, providing safe and effective anesthesia, administering and recording correct dosage of medications, monitoring intra-operative vitals, ensuring successful anesthetic recovery. • Maintains accurate, consistent, and complete surgical documentation. • Works to develop and refine training proficiency, advance surgical skills and expand expertise in perioperative procedures. • Assists in the development/refinement of surgical techniques. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Demonstrated ability to work with rodents. • Demonstrated ability to provide mentorship and/or training. • Ability to aseptically perform surgeries on mice while working under a microscope. • Must possess strong written and oral interpersonal skills to work in a high profile environment. • Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel. • Ability to work a flexible work schedule • Ability to perform confident, responsible animal handling and a variety of biomethods. Certifications Surgical Trainers are provided with support and encouraged to pursue certifications through the Academy of Surgical Research (SRT, SRS) and the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (ALAT, LAT, LATG).

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Posted on Oct 16, 2023