FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES FOR FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES FOR THE ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE RADIOGRAPHY

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F UNCTIONAL A BILITIES FOR F UNCTIONAL A BILITIES FOR THE

A SSOCIATE OF A PPLIED S CIENCE D EGREE R ADIOGRAPHY

Functional Ability Categories & Representative Activities/Attributes for the Associate Degree Surgical Technologists Program

The Federal American with Disabilities Act (ADA) bans discrimination of persons with

disabilities. In keeping with this law, Gateway Technical College makes every effort to ensure quality education for all students. However, we feel obliged to inform students of the functional abilities demanded by a particular occupation.

The following information is reproduced from the U.S. Dictionary of Occupational Titles. The following skill sets are essential skills/attributes required of diagnostic radiographers to perform their job well.

Summary Report for:

29-2034.01 - Radiologic Technologists¹ Skills:

• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.

• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

• Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

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Abilities:

• Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

• Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

• Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

• Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

• Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Work Activities:

• Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

• Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

• Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

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• Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in

circumstances or events.

• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing

constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

• Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

• Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Skill/Attribute Application to Clinical Work Physical Strength and Endurance

1 Maintain physical skills over the duration of an 8 hour shift

Perform all the normal duties of a working radiographer

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Maintain up to 40 hours per week of clinical education and didactic education per week, plus associated study time

Perform all duties required to complete the program for radiologic technology

3 Demonstrate ability to stand for long periods of time

Perform the majority of clinical education standing or walking

4 Perform CPR Continue CPR phases during resuscitation of patient

Gross Motor Coordination 5

Ability to push/pull, lift, drag/slide and carry 50 pounds on a frequent basis

Transport a patient from bed to a cart or wheelchair

Transport a patient from a radiographic table to/

from wheelchair or cart

Manipulate fixed and semi-mobile radiographic equipment

Manipulate and transport mobile radiographic equipment, to include a mobile C-arm

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Ability to push/pull, lift, drag/slide and carry 100 pounds on an

occasional basis

7 Ability to reach a distance equal to Positioning of patient and equipment while on a

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Sensory and Fine motor skills

8 Vision is normal or correctable to normal

Observe patient movement, behavior and physical condition

Evaluate radiographic images for proper technique (Positional, technical factors, and pathology)

The ability to read equipment gauges, meters and output

9 Hearing is normal or correctable² Able to evaluate equipment sounds and patient sounds

10 Touch is normal

Able to palpate anatomical landmarks on patient to assure proper positioning

Able to palpate equipment for exposure selection 11

Finger dexterity Manual dexterity Motor coordination

Perform accurate patient positioning

Able to palpate equipment for exposure selection 12 Smell is normal Able to identify odors which identify unsafe

conditions and or change in patient condition Mobility

13 Able to move freely, quickly and with agility

Perform radiographic exams in all radiographic rooms

Demonstrates ability to manipulate all mobile radiographic equipment within patient rooms and surgery

14 Ability to negotiate stairs Can assist with patient movement in the event of a disaster

Communication/Stress 15 Able to handle varying levels of

stress

Can respond to demands of a busy department and any emergencies which may arise while dealing with patients and guest interactions 16 Communicates effectively using

verbal and nonverbal skills

Explains procedures and associated risks to the patient and or care giver

17 Able to read and translate complex information

Transcribe and decipher written orders, and diagnoses for radiologic procedures

1 http://www.onetknowledgesite.com/onet_resources.cfm. US Dictionary of Occupational Titles. 08/28/2005

2 Hearing corrected with a cochlear implant may prevent a complete clinical rotation through MRI for a student radiographer

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In addition to the above: The radiographer may be exposed to the following occupational hazards:

1 Radiation

2 Hazardous materials and chemicals (when used inappropriately) 3 Body fluids and infectious disease

4 Latex and latex products

5 Lead

Please review all of the above information and identify any item, by number, in which you feel your abilities may not meet the core requirements of the position of radiologic technologist.

Number Ability Acknowledgement

I am capable of performing these requirements

I am not capable of performing these requirements

I am capable of meeting these requirements with the following accommodations.

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