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Prepare for immediate entry into a healthcare career as a Sterile Processing Technician with this certificate program, which will teach you the techniques, procedures and safety precautions of decontamination and sterilization of medical and surgical equipment/instruments as well as the distribution of supplies and equipment. After graduating from this program, you鈥檒l be ready to begin a career in hospitals and surgery centers.
Training consists of a mixture of lectures, on-site student laboratories and a clinical internship at a local health care facility. Other focus areas of study include ethical and legal responsibilities, safe practices and effective communication skills.
This 11 credit-hour curriculum prepares the student for a career as a Sterile Processing Technician.
Sterile processing technicians work in the sterile processing area of a hospital, outpatient surgical center or outpatient clinic. The sterile processing area is responsible for the decontamination and sterilization of medical and surgical equipment/instruments as well as the distribution of supplies and equipment. Sterile processing technicians are integral partners of the healthcare team. They are trained in the cleaning, processing, packaging, distributing, storing of goods, instruments, surgical trays and medical equipment. Responsibilities also include inventory control.
This certificate program is designed to be completed in one and a half semesters with each required course taught in an eight-week format. The program provides the student with the fundamentals of sterile processing, supplies, services, and distribution of hospital instruments, supplies, and equipment. Students will engage in didactic instruction and the clinical practice of aseptic techniques, patient care concepts, and theories and practices of sterile processing departments. Students who successfully complete the program will be eligible to sit for the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution Certification Examination (CBSPD) or the International Association of Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) Provisional Examination.
Because of the nature of the clinical experiences, individualized instruction, and specialized technology/equipment, this program assesses a higher tuition rate for courses with the SUR prefix. Students pay 1.5 the regular rate of tuition.
| Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| HSC 112 | 2 | |
| SUR 108 | 4 | |
| SUR 109 | 2 | |
| SUR 113 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 11 | |
| Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Elective for Surgical Technology students who seek dual certification in both Surgical Technology and Sterile Processing | ||
| SUR 114 | 2 | |
The goal of the 91制片厂 Sterile Processing program is to prepare competent entry-level sterile processing technicians, employing trained faculty, and state-of-the-art classrooms, equipment, and learning laboratories. Sterile Processing students will achieve program expectations through educational activities in the cognitive, psycho motor and affective learning domains. The Sterile Processing program at 91制片厂 will produce individuals who meet the needs of employers, while ensuring safety of the public through competent practice. Upon program completion, students will assume employment as skilled and conscientious health professionals providing quality patient care in conjunction with other members of the health care team.
All health requirements will be upload to the complio website:
For more information about this program, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form.