Essential Function: Behavioral and Social Attributes

Possess the emotional health and stability required for full utilization of the student's intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of all academic and patient care responsibilities, and the development of mature, sensitive, and effective relationships with clients and other members of the healthcare team; possess the ability to tolerate taxing workloads, function effectively under stress, adapt to changing environments, display flexibility, and learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in clinical settings with patients; possess compassion, integrity, concern for others, and motivation; possess the ability to demonstrate professional behaviors and a strong work ethic.

Examples:

• Interact with people (such as patients and their families, bystanders, healthcare team members, and members of the general public) from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic, educational, religious, moral, and cultural backgrounds in a professional and non-judgmental manner.
• Respond to and manage emergency scenes under stressful and time-pressured circumstances.
• Respond to and manage non-emergency situations during entire shift (up to 48 hours of continuous duty) while maintaining a compassionate, caring, and professional demeanor.
• Interact with people with learning, developmental, psychological, and/or behavioral disorders while maintaining a compassionate, caring, and professional demeanor.