Essential Functions

• Move from room to room and maneuver in small spaces.
• Squat, crawl, bend/stoop, reach above shoulder level, use standing balance, and climb stairs.
• Work standing on feet the majority of an 8-hour clinical day
• Endure a full 8-hour clinical day with a 30-minute lunch break
• Reach and manipulate equipment to its highest position (~ 6 ft)
• Move a standard wheelchair and or stretcher from waiting area or patient room to procedure area
• Transfer patients from wheelchair and stretches and them on and off imaging table or injection or treatment chair
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and exert up to 100 lbs. force or push/pull.
• Use hands repetitively; use manual dexterity; sufficient fine motor function for necessary manipulations such as drawing doses with a syringe, manipulating locks, putting on and taking off gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Must be able to walk and stand for extended periods of time.
• Perform CPR.
• Travel to and from academic and clinical sites.

• Coordinate verbal and manual instruction.
• Auditory ability sufficient to hear verbal communication from patients and members of the health team
• Ability to detect audible alarms and background sounds during procedures to ensure patient and staff safety
• Discern soft sounds, such as those associated with taking a blood pressure.
• Visual acuity to acquire information from documents such as charts.
• Comfortable working in close physical proximity to patient.

If after determining through the Office of Access and Accommodations  a student is unable to complete the essential functions as described with or without accommodations, the Nuclear Medicine Admissions Committee has the right to deny admission to any applicant. Students who feel they have been discriminated against by basis of disability should refer to the Student Complaint Process.

• Communicate effectively in English with patients, families, and other health care providers, both verbally and in writing.
• Effectively adapt communication for intended audience.
• Interact; establish rapport with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural and intellectual backgrounds.
• Assume the role of a health care team member.
• Function effectively under supervision.
• Sufficient command of the English language in order to read and retrieve information from lectures, textbooks, as well as understand medical terminology.
• Skills include computer literacy.

• Function effectively under stress.
• Respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Adhere to infection control procedures.
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills in patient care. (Measure, calculate, reason, prioritize, and synthesize data.)
• Use sound judgement and safety precautions.
• Address problems or questions to the appropriate persons at the appropriate time.
• Organize and prioritize job tasks.

• Follow policies and procedures required by academic and clinical affiliate settings.
• Adhere to College of DuPage Academic Honesty Policy (per College Catalog).
• Adhere to College of DuPage Code of Conduct (per College Catalog).
• Abides by the guidelines set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (i.e. the National privacy act).
• Demonstrate cooperation with all instructors and members of the health care team.