Technical Standards

Employment Qualifications

• Students must be free from contagious diseases and chemical dependence.
• Students must be able to perform all functions and tasks required of a MLT.
• Students must not have been convicted of a felony.

Visual Observations

• Differentiate color changes during performance of laboratory procedures.
• Observe patient's condition during phlebotomy procedures.
• Read lab instrument technical procedures manuals, standard operating procedures, patient's charts and other pertinent materials for patient care and professional practice.

Motor Function

• Perform venipuncture at patient's bedside or at other designated locations.
• Lift and handle medical technology equipment and tools.
• Manipulate medical laboratory instruments and equipment in a manner consistent with standards of medical laboratory practice.

Communications Skills

• The student shall possess verbal and nonverbal skills adequate for transmitting information to patients and others.
• Adequate hearing for communication skills with both the hospital and patients.

Behavioral and Social Skills

• Student behavior and social skills must be acceptable to a college
  and hospital setting.