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Essential Functions
of Medical Technologists
These essential functions represent the
non-academic demands of the program. All applicants are expected to meet
these requirements in order to participate in the medical technology
program.
- Essential Observational
Requirements: The medical technology student must be able to: use
a microscope and differentiate microscopic components of cells,
tissues, etc.; observe laboratory demonstrations of techniques and
procedures; discriminate color reactions; and read text, numbers, and
graphs displayed in print or on a video monitor.
- Essential Movement Requirements:
The medical technology student must be able to: move freely and
safely about a laboratory and in patient rooms; reach laboratory benchtops and shelves, free-standing laboratory instruments, patients
lying in hospital beds or patients seated in specimen collection
furniture; control laboratory equipment (i.e. pipettes, inoculating
loops, test tubes) and adjust instruments to perform laboratory
procedures; perform delicate manipulations which require good eye-hand
coordination; travel to clinical laboratory sites for practical
experience; and perform moderately taxing continuous physical work,
often requiring prolonged standing and/or sitting, over several hours.
- Essential Communication
Requirements: The medical technology student must be able to: read
and comprehend technical and professional materials (i.e. textbooks,
journal articles, handbooks, and instruction manuals); effectively
communicate with faculty, classmates, patients, physicians and other
health care personnel in a professional, positive, and tactful manner;
follow verbal and written instructions in English in order to
correctly and independently perform laboratory test procedures;
legibly record laboratory data; and independently prepare papers,
prepare laboratory reports, and take paper, computer and laboratory
practical examinations.
- Essential Intellectual and
Conceptual Abilities: The medical technology student must be able
to: measure, calculate, reason, analyze, evaluate and synthesize;
recognize emergency situations and take appropriate actions in a
timely manner; exercise critical thinking skills to solve problems;
and exercise sufficient judgment to recognize and correct performance
deviations.
- Essential Behavioral and Social
Attributes: The medical technology student must be able to:
maintain patient confidentiality and to exercise ethical judgment,
integrity, honesty, dependability and accountability in the
performance of their laboratory responsibilities; perform laboratory
tests carefully while maintaining efficiency and organization;
maintain personal hygiene and wear garments appropriate to the work
setting; tolerate taxing workloads, function effectively under stress
and adapt to changing technology and environments; recognize
potentially hazardous materials, equipment and situations and proceed
safely in order to minimize risk of injury to patients, self and
nearby individuals; and function as a supportive member of the health
care team, maintaining highest laboratory standards in delivery of
patient care.
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