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Students must be able to meet the following guidelines regarding:
1. STRENGTH: Perform physical
activities requiring ability to push/pull objects/persons more
than 100 pounds and to transfer objects of more than 100 pounds.
2. MANUAL DEXTERITY: Perform
simple motor skills such as standing, walking, handshaking;
manipulative skills such as writing and typing, setting up
exposure factors on x-ray control panel; manipulating the x-ray
tube, bucky tray and x-ray table; injecting contrast,
catheterizing patients, calibrating x-ray equipment, adjusting
film processors, loading/unloading film magazines, etc.
3. COORDINATION: Perform body
coordination such as walking, filing, retrieving equipment;
eye-hand coordination such as aligning x-ray beam with body part
and film tray; computer/keyboard skills; arm-hand steadiness such
as taking blood pressures, performing venipuncture, catheterizing,
calibration of tools and equipment, etc.
4. MOBILITY: Perform mobility
skills such as walking, standing, bending; pushing portable
equipment throughout hospital; prolonged standing while wearing
leaded aprons during invasive x-ray exams/procedures; manipulate
equipment in a sterile setting, such as surgery or special
studies; manipulate x-ray equipment 40" above recumbent patients,
etc.
5. VISUAL ABILITY: See objects
far away and to discriminate colors, and to see objects closely as
in reading faces, dials, monitors, etc.
6. HEARING: Hear normal sounds
with background noise from x-ray generators, computers, etc., and
to distinguish sounds.
7. CONCENTRATION: Concentrate
on details with moderate amount of interruptions such as patient
requests, doctor and staff requests, etc.
8. ATTENTION SPAN: Attend to
task/functions for periods up to 60 minutes in length and periods
exceeding 60 minutes in length.
9. CONCEPTUALIZATION:
Understand and relate to specific ideas, concepts, and theories
generated and simultaneously discussed.
10. MEMORY: Remember
task/assignments given to self and others over both short and long
periods of time; duplicate settings/exposure factors of x-ray
machine.
11. STRESS: Work with patients
who may be very young or old, critically ill or injured, or
mentally or physically deficient/impaired; work in other departments such as surgery and emergency room, work
with a constantly changing group of staff and resident physicians,
medical students, etc.
12. CRITICAL THINKING: Have ability
to make clinical judgments when working independently to
obtain diagnostic images.
13. COMMUNICATION: Communicate
sufficiently for interaction with others in verbal and written
form.
14. SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Not use a
Schedule 1 drug; does not use amphetamines, narcotics, or any
other habit-forming drug unless prescribed by a licensed medical
practitioner.
15. INTERPERSONAL: Interact
with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social,
emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds. Must be able to
establish rapport with patients, colleagues, faculty, and
professional staff.
Environmental Conditions
The
charter of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is
to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths. Since OSHA
was created in 1971, work-related deaths have decreased by
approximately 62% and work-related injuries have decreased by 42%.
As a radiology student you will be exposed to a variety of
substances within the work environment and hospital sites. You can
expect exposure to blood, body tissues, and fluids. There is the
potential of exposure to electrical hazards, hazardous waste
materials, radiation,
poisonous substances, chemicals, loud or unpleasant noises and high
stress emergency situations.
Upon acceptance into the Radiologic Technology Program
students will be notified regarding a mandatory online OSHA
Blood-Borne Pathogen and Universal Precautions training session.
Criminal
Background Check
Pre-application to the ARRT (American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists) should be completed. Additional information will be provided by the Radiologic
Technology Program personnel.
Pregnancy Policy
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