● Transport, move, lift, and transfer patients from a wheelchair or cart to an x-ray table or a patient bed. ● Move,adjust,andmanipulatevariousmobileandnon-mobilenuclearmedicineequipment. ● Complete examinations on the patient according to established policies and procedures with speed andaccuracy. A.O.S. in RT students must also be capable of: ● Handling stressful situations related to technical and procedural standards and patient care situations. ● Providingphysicalandemotionalsupporttothepatientduringtheradiographicprocedures. ● Ability to respond to situations requiring first aid and provide emergency care to the patient without or until the physician arrives. ● Communicatingverballyinaneffectivemannertodirectpatientsduringradiographicexaminations. ● Visuallyrecognizinganatomyonacomputermonitor. ● Readingandinterpretingpatientchartsandrequisitionsforradiographicexaminations. ● Respondtowarningsounds,machinealarms,andcallsforhelp. A.O.S. in RT students must have the mental and intellectual capacity to ● Calculate and select proper technical factors according to the individual needs of the patient and the requirementsoftheprocedure’sstandardsofspeedandaccuracy. ● Review and evaluate the recorded images on a computer monitor and archiving system for identifying patient pathology, if present, accurate positioning and technical factors for completion of adiagnostic examination, and other appropriate and pertinent technical qualities. ● Copewithheavyworkloads,demandingpatients,andlife-threateningclinicalsituations. ● Behave ethically, soundly, competently, compassionate, and professionally in the classroom and the clinic. Associate of Occupational Science in Ultrasound Technology Program (A.O.S. in UT) A.O.S. in UT students must be in good health and able to: ● Liftmorethan50pounds(22.68kilograms)andpush-and-pullroutinely. ● Hearsufficientlytoassesspatientneedsandcommunicateverballywithotherhealthcareproviders. ● Havefulluseofarms,hands,andwrists. ● Possessadequatevisualacuitytoreviewsonograms,includingcolordistinctions. ● Standandwalkonyourfeet80%ofthetime. ● Reachintermittentlyatoraboveshoulderlevelfor90%ofworktime. ● Workcompassionatelyandeffectivelywithsickpatients. A.O.S. in UT students must have sufficient strength, motor coordination, and manual dexterity to ● Transport, move, lift, and transfer patients from a wheelchair or cart to a sonography table or a patient bed. ● Move,adjust, and manipulatevarioussonographicequipment,includingthephysicaltransportation of mobile sonographic machines, to complete examinations on the patient according to established proceduresandstandardsofspeedandaccuracy. A.O.S. in UT students must also be capable of: ● Handling stressful situations related to technical and procedural standards and patient care situations. ● Provide physical and emotional support to the patient during the sonographic procedures, respond to situations requiring first aid, and provide emergency care to the patient without, or until, the physician arrives. ● Communicatingverballyinaneffectivemannertodirectpatientsduringsonographicexaminations. ● VisuallyrecognizinganatomyonCRTscreen. 62