To achieve entry level competencies for the Clinical Laboratory Science profession, students must be able to perform the Essential Functions categorized by Observation, Movement, Communication, Intellectual and Behavior requirements:

Observational Requirements:

The CLS student must be able to:

• Discriminate fine detail, using a microscope
• Read and comprehend text, numbers, and graphs displayed in print and on a video monitor

Movement Requirements:

The CLS student must be able to:

• Arrive to applicable clinical locations and maneuver in the facility to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Monitor and maintain equipment
• Perform phlebotomy on patients confined to hospital beds
• Possess strength adequate to perform the above functions, without compromising patient or employee safety.

Communication Requirements:

The CLS student must be able to:

• Read and comprehend technical and professional materials
• Follow verbal and written instructions in order to correctly and independently perform laboratory test procedures
• Clearly instruct patients prior to specimen collection
• Effectively, confidently, and sensitively converse with patients regarding laboratory results
• Communicate with faculty members, fellow students, staff and other health care professionals verbally and in a recorded manner
• Independently prepare papers, laboratory reports, and take paper, computer and laboratory practical exams.

Intellectual Requirements:

The CLS student must be able to:

• Process and categorize information a documented in course objectives
• Receive, interpret, remember, reproduce and use information in order to solve problems, evaluate work and achieve satisfactory performance in all courses
• Integrate and correlate information generated in several clinical laboratory settings
• Exercise sufficient judgment to recognize and correct performance deviations

Behavior Requirements:

The CLS student must be able to:

• Manage the use of time and be able to systematize actions in order to complete professional and technical tasks within realistic constraints
• Recognize potentially hazardous materials, equipment, situations and proceed safely in order to minimize risk of injury to patients, self and nearby individuals
• Demonstrate respect to all people, including students, teachers, patients and medical personnel without showing bias or preference on the grounds of age, race, gender, sexual preference, disease, mental status, lifestyle, opinions or personal values
• Demonstrate appropriate affective behaviors and mental attitudes in order to not jeopardize the emotional, physical, mental and behavioral safety of clients and other individuals with whom one interacts in the academic and applicable clinical settings
• Sustain the mental and emotional rigors of a demanding educational program in Clinical Laboratory Science which includes didactic, laboratory and clinical settings that occur within set time constraints, and often concurrently
• Acknowledge and respect individual values and opinions in order to foster harmonious working relationships with colleagues, peers and patients.

Correctional devices and reasonable accommodations may be utilized to satisfy these essentials.

I have read the Essential Functions and understand the requirements for a successful entry into the CLS profession.

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