Nuclear Medicine Technology Technical Standards

A Nuclear Medicine Technologist should be able to

• Exert force and lift objects of 50 pounds routinely.
• Have full use of both arms, wrists and shoulders.
• Perform simple motor skills for unrestricted time periods.
  • Push, pull, bend and stoop.
  • Work standing on their feet 80% of the time.
  • Reach and work overhead.
• Perform manipulative skills.
  • Position and assist patients.
  • Assist or move patients from wheelchairs and stretchers onto imaging tables.
• Perform tasks requiring eye-hand coordination.
  • For example, venipuncture.
• Perform tasks requiring satisfactory visual and auditory acuity.
  • Read printed words in a textbook, read camera control panel and computer screens, read patient dose and medical charts, and read scintigraphic images.
  • Hear instructions from health care professionals and be able to respond to verbal requests by patients at a distance of 6 to 10 feet.
  • Give clear verbal commands to patients assigned for an imaging procedure at a distance of 6 to 10 feet.
• Communicate effectively with patients and other health care professionals.
• Interact compassionately and effectively with the sick and injured.
• Protect self and others from unnecessary radiation exposure.
• Assess the condition of patients assigned for an imaging procedure.
• Write legibly with proper spelling of medical terms.
• Demonstrate professional demeanor and behavior and must perform in an ethical manner in relation to peers, faculty, staff and patients.
• Conform to appropriate standards of dress, appearance, language and public behavior.
• Show respect for individuals of different age, ethnic background, religion and/or sexual orientation.
• Organize and accurately perform the individual steps in a nuclear medicine procedure in the proper sequence.

If you determine that you are unable to do any of the skills listed and you have a documented disability, you will then need to determine if a reasonable accommodation can be provided. To request an accommodation, you will need to contact the Disabilities Service Office (231-591-3057) and present documentation of your disability.