Reach below waist (plug electrical appliance into wall outlet)
Reach out front.
Fine Motor Skills
Perform fine motor skills with both right and left hands.
Pick up small objects with your hands.
Write with pen or pencil.
Key/type (use a computer)
Pinch/pick/squeeze/ turn with fingers (manipulate an instrument or syringe)
Simultaneous use of hands, wrists, fingers
Coordinate eye-hand and eye-hand foot.
Physical Strength and Endurance
Push and pull 50 pounds (position patient)
Support and lift 50 pounds of weight (carry instrument trays, hold arm or leg)
Carry equipment/ supplies (lift instrument pans)
Use upper body strength (retraction, physically restrain a patient)
Stand for long periods of time from 2-6 hours.
Maintain the same position for long periods of time.
Wear full surgical attire including personal protective equipment for long periods
of time.
Sustained repetitive movements.
Function in a fast-paced work environment for hours
Hearing
Ability to hear normal speaking level sounds.
Hear faint voices and body sounds (heartbeat)
Ability to discriminate speech in the presence of background noises.
Hear in situations when not able to see lips.
Ability to hear and discriminate various equipment sounds and alarms.
Visual
Demonstrate visual acuity (with correction if needed) within normal range.
See objects up to 20 inches away.
Use depth perception.
Use peripheral vision.
Distinguish color and color intensity (color codes on supplies)
See in darkened room (during endoscope procedures, eye surgery)
Ability to read fine print.
Tactile
Feel vibrations (palpate pulses)
Detect temperature (solutions)
Feel differences in sizes, shapes.
Detect the environmental temperature.
Communication Skills
Speak and write in English.
Listen/comprehend spoken/written word.
Collaborate with others (health care workers, peers)
Comprehend and exhibit non-verbal communication.
Respond quickly and in an emotionally controlled manner in emergency situations.
Problem Solving Ability
Adapt effectively, displaying flexibility in environments with high tension to ensure
patient safety.
Concentrate and pay attention to detail. Ability to learn quickly without repetition
of instructions.
Demonstrate the ability to read and write at the college level.
The ability to develop and improve skills in organization of work and in learning
to use economy of time and motion.
Students may be required to be flexible and capable of working in stressful situations
while maintaining composure to aid in patient care and to safeguard the life of a
patient.
Miscellaneous
Withstand unusual sights and smells.
Recognize that the clinical environment will include exposure to diseases and toxic
substances (blood borne pathogens, sterilants, ionizing radiation, surgical plume,
fumes, development of latex allergy, and so forth).
Students must be 18 years of age or older to attend a clinical rotation.
