Program Objectives

Upon completion of this program, the sterile processing technician will be able to:

• Decontaminate, inspect, assemble, process, and sterilize surgical instruments and trays.
• Maintain documentation required by the accrediting agencies for quality control.
• Inspect, maintain, deliver and retrieve equipment and instruments for the surgery suite.
• Function in the emergency room, intensive care units, and other departments.
• Perform elementary computer procedures as they apply to equipment, supply tracking, ordering and preference/pick list generation.
• Discuss basic inventory control concepts.
• Demonstrate knowledge of medical and surgical instrumentation, supplies, and equipment in various specialties.
• Use good communication skills utilizing appropriate medical terminology.
• Maintain a professional deportment in responding quickly and accurately to urgent hospital departmental requests.
• Log a minimum of 400 hours of Central Service Technician clinical hands-on experience.
• Prepare to take the National Certification exam from IACSHM and be a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST).