The following is a list of physical requirements related to the job duties of an ultrasound technologist.
- Possess visual skills necessary to adequately differentiate between subtle shades of gray, and color distinctions.
- Possess auditory skills necessary to distinguish audible sounds of a Doppler signal, communicate with patients, and communicate with other health care professionals.
- Possess sufficient oral and written skills in English to communicate with patients and other health care professionals.
- Stand, walk, and sit for up to 30 minutes at a time.
- Stand and walk for up to 8 hours during an 8-hour shift.
- Lift or move a maximum of a 290-pound patient in a 2 person or 3 person transfer.
- Move loads of up to 50 pounds up to 25 times per hour.
- Push a patient confined to a wheelchair or gurney up to 300 feet or more, depending upon the structural design of the medical facility.
- Bend, crouch, or stoop up to 20 times per hour.
- Reach forward up to 18 inches while holding an object weighing 15 pounds.
- Push ultrasound equipment on wheels weighing up to 300 pounds or more.
- Possess manual dexterity to manipulate and operate all diagnostic medical sonography equipment.
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