Vascular Ultrasound & Technology: Technical Standards

The purpose of this document is to advise potential students of the functional expectations of the Vascular Ultrasound & Technology student during the program's classes, labs, and clinical rotations. Students must:

Observation

1. Have sufficient eyesight to observe details in black and white as well as color images, observe patients, equipment monitors, equipment controls, and paperwork with easy transition from one to the other, with or without accommodation.
2. Have a sufficient level of hearing to determine changes in frequency and amplitude of sounds.

Communication

1. Have a sufficient level of hearing and speech to be able to communicate clearly, efficiently, effectively, and sensitively with patients, their families, and the health care team in English.
2. Have sufficient level of writing skills to communicate clearly, efficiently, effectively, and concisely with the health care team in English.

Motor

1. Have a normal range of motion and strength to perform large motor tasks such as moving patients from chair to bed with a co-worker, placing patients in correct position for the examination, and pushing or pulling large wheeled equipment up and down ramps and long hallways.
2. Have good hand-eye coordination, normal range of digital/hand/arm dexterity, and hand and arm strength and control.
3. Be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time ranging up to three hours in duration.
4. Have a normal range of flexibility to reach, bend, and stoop.
5. Be able to move from room to room and in small spaces around equipment and patients.
6. Travel to clinical sites.

Behavioral and Interpersonal Attributes

Students must possess the emotional health required for full utilization of intellectual abilities. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

1. Exercise good judgment.
2. Maintain a clean, neat, healthy appearance at all times.
3. Promptly complete all responsibilities.
4. Safely perform all tasks.
5. Function effectively under average amounts of stress with occasional periods of taxing workloads.
6. Adapt to changing environments.
7. Display flexibility.
8. Function in the face of uncertainties inherent in clinical practice.
9. Function compassionately, with integrity and concern for others.
10. Interact with the staff as a team member, and with integrity.
11. Maintain the confidentiality of patients and medical information.
12. Perform tasks in a timely manner.

Academic Performance

1. Obtain information from lectures, labs, reading assignments, audiovisual materials, and written materials including texts, graphs, images, and video.
2. Use a computer keyboard.
3. Perform analyses, measurements, calculations, reasoning, and problem solving tasks.
4. Take multiple choice, short answer, and essay tests.
5. Deliver presentations.
6. Take proficiency lab examinations.
7. Perform vascular exams on patients in a clinical setting.
8. Perform tasks in a timely manner.