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Technical Standards and Requirements

Physical

  • Physically able to operate a variety of types of equipment including computer, monitor, and other medical equipment,
  • Demands are in excess of sedentary work, including walking, standing, stooping, reaching, crouching, climbing, balancing, etc. for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to use refined auditory and visual discrimination, including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Interpersonal communication

  • The ability to speak and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, including the ability to receive information and instructions from instructors, patients, physicians, and other health care providers and provide feedback to the same.

Language ability

  • Read and comprehend a variety of documents, reports, and books such as medical charts, various medical texts, etc.
  • Prepare various documents and reports such as patient reports, etc., using proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
  • Communicate with instructors, patients, physicians, other health care practitioners, etc. with poise, voice control, and confidence.

Intelligence

  • Utilization of ability to use critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills to complete tasks accurately and within assigned time frames.
  • Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems, to deal with nonverbal symbolism in its most difficult phases, and to comprehend the most obscure classes of concepts.

Verbal aptitude

  • Record and deliver information and to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Communicate with others via effective verbal communication.
  • Integrate multiple abstract concepts and express them in a comprehensive and concise manner.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and symbolism.

Numerical aptitude

  • Utilize mathematical formulas; add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers; determine percentages and decimals; determine time and weight; apply calculations; and utilize descriptive statistics.
  • Utilize metric systems on a regular basis.

Form/spatial aptitude

  • Inspect items for proper length, width, shape, and depth.

Motor coordination

  • Requires fine psychomotor coordination of hands and eyes in utilizing a variety of equipment and devices.

Manual dexterity

  • Ability to grasp, handle, hold, cut, push, pull, and feel.
  • Ability to manipulate a variety of control knobs, switches, needles, etc.

Physical communication

  • Requires the ability to talk or shout for additional help or assistance and to hear well.
  • Must be able to understand various types of nonverbal communication.

Personal traits

  • Ability to build constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time and to develop specific goals and priorities to organize and accomplish work.
  • Demonstrate professionalism, show the ability to work alone or within a team, demonstrate integrity and sincerity, and show an attitude of caring and sensitivity.
  • Maintain the presence of mind in stressful situations to utilize critical thinking skills in order to make appropriate decisions in an expedient manner.
  • Demonstrate neatness and good hygiene.
  • Positive attitude when receiving constructive criticism.
  • Comfortable with physically touching others and being touched in a manner consistent with practical learning.

Travel

  • Ability to travel to and from the College campus, clinical facilities, and other assigned locations off campus.

Please note:  College students with documented disabilities have the right to reasonable accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the ADA. If you require special accommodations, please notify the course instructor during the first week of the term and/or seek help through the Division of Student Affairs, Office of Accessibility Services, located on the fifth floor of the Madison Building, or on our website at https://mercycollege.edu/student-affairs/accessibility.  

To be qualified for the Mercy College Phlebotomy Program, individuals must be able to meet both academic standards and the technical standards listed previously, with or without reasonable accommodation(s). It is a student’s responsibility to request reasonable accommodations following the procedures outlined in the Mercy College of Ohio Undergraduate Catalog or on the College’s website at https://mercycollege.edu/student-affairs/accessibility; requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed and considered by the College. For further information regarding services and resources for students with disabilities and/or to request accommodations, please contact the Office of Accessibility Services at 419-251-1784 or ADA504@mercycollege.edu. These standards are not intended to deter any student who may be able to complete the requirements of the program with reasonable accommodations.

Health Requirements, Drug Screen, and Criminal Background Checks

All students with a required clinical component in their program of study must comply with specific requirements that include a background check, drug screen, and health requirements. The requirements may vary depending on the program of study and the clinical affiliate assignment. The Clinical Compliance Coordinator will communicate the process for completing the clinical requirements prior to the program deadline. Students are responsible for all costs.

If the requirements are not completed by the 4th Friday, after the start of class, or if there is a failure to maintain requirements during the program of study, students will be prohibited from practice at the clinical affiliate site.

Students who change programs of study or who have been absent from the program of study for six months (180 days) or longer will be required to update their criminal background check, drug screen, and health requirements. Current information is maintained on the College website at https://www.mercycollege.edu/my-mercy/background-checks-health-records/ and is subject to change.  The policy can be found at https://mercycollege.edu/about/compliance-consumer-information.

Failing to clear the criminal background check, fingerprinting and drug screen, as a part of a required clinical, may be cause for dismissal from the program. Incomplete health, drug screen or background check requirements may result in program dismissal or suspension of the clinical.

Any concerns about the outcome of a criminal background check, fingerprints and/or drug screen should be discussed, in advance, with the Program Lead to determine the correct course of action.

 

Dress Code

Dress code may vary with clinical site. Students will be instructed on dress code prior to the beginning of the clinical. Dress codes at all clinical sites will be supervised by the individual site staff and manager as well as College employees. Students may be dismissed from a clinical site if the dress code is violated.

  • School ID must be worn and be visible while at the clinical facility at all times.
  • No tank tops or t-shirts are permitted.
  • No jeans, sweatpants, shorts, or capris.
  • Makeup should be natural looking and appropriate for daytime.
  • Jewelry will be conservative and in good taste; facial jewelry and piercings MUST be removed.
  • Hair will be a “natural” color (i.e., not green, purple, blue, etc.) with hair accessories being small and tasteful.
  • Tattoos will be completely covered.
  • Nails should be clean, of appropriate length and neutral/business appropriate shades of color. Artificial nails are often prohibited.
  • Maintain a neat, clean, professional appearance at all times.
  • Solid shoes must be worn (no open-toed shoes).
  • Body odors, including perfume, must be minimal.