Essential Qualifications Requirements

The program has an institutional commitment to provide equal educational opportunities for qualified students with disabilities who apply for admission to the program. The college has a responsibility for the safety of the patients and students. This program has an essential qualification list that should be reviewed before applying. The essential qualification list in conjunction with academic standards are requirements for admission, promotion and graduation. Candidates with questions regarding the essential qualifications list are encouraged to contact Accessibility Services at Moberly Area Community College prior to the start of the program. Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations (including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) is necessary and admitted candidates with disabilities are reviewed individually, on a case-by-case basis. An accommodation is not reasonable if it poses a direct threat to the health or safety of self and/or others or if making it requires a substantial modification in an essential element of the curriculum.

Essential Qualifications	Behaviors
Cognitive	Learn and perform quickly without repetition of instructions. Develop and improve skills in the organization of work and in assisting the surgeon by learning to use economy in time and motion. Access needed information effectively and efficiently, evaluate information and its sources critically, use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose, understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information ethically. Utilize a variety of teaching/learning methods and strategies in both individual and collaborative learning situations. Engage in decision-making and problem-solving in stressful situations. Access, evaluate, and use a variety of information resources such as library services, electronic catalogs, databases in an efficient, ethical and legal manner.
Affective	Professional attitudes including but not limited to excellence, accountability, empathy, initiative, responsibility, service, honor, honesty, integrity, respect for others, compassion.
Psychomotor and Sensory	Full range of motion of body joints. Execute controlled motor movements to provide direct care and emergency treatment to patients, e.g. transferring, lifting, turning patients, and providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation Stand unassisted for eight (8) continuous hours. Carry/lift instrument trays and patients weighing up to 50 pounds on a daily basis. Maintain adequate skin integrity, without the presence of open wounds. Peripheral vision. Differentiate color. Distinguish right from left. Demonstrate fine motor skills and visual acuity in order to accurately manipulate needles and sutures finer than a human hair. Demonstrate auditory acuity that includes accurately understanding muffled voices with extraneous background noise. Possess impeccable personal hygiene due to surgical site infection risk and the close proximity in which the surgical team works with each other and the patient.
Communication	Utilize the English language to communicate effectively in a rational, coherent manner, both orally, and in writing, with individuals of all professions and social levels.
Occupational Exposures	Recognize that the work environment will include exposure to diseases, blood and body fluids, and toxic substances (sterilants, x-rays, fumes, latex).
Behavioral and Emotional	Adapt effectively to changing environments. Withstand unusual smells (cauterized tissue). Maintain consistent mental alertness for a period of up to eight (8) continuous hours. Respond in an emotionally controlled manner in learning situations, especially those with high tension levels. Refrain from intoxication or personal misuse of any drugs in such a manner as to adversely affect performance or activities in the classroom, lab or clinical
Professional Behavior	Access transportation in order to get to clinical assignments in a timely manner and before 0615. Maintain punctuality, positive work attitude and respect for others, professionalism and the ability to interact with persons of diverse backgrounds. Practice with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, without regard to social or economic status, personal attributes or the nature of health problems. Promote, advocate for, and strive to protect the health, safety and all rights of the patient while maintaining patient confidentiality.

NOTE: Occasional physical contact will occur in lab settings between students, students and instructors, and between students and preceptors at the clinical sites.