This program/course prepares for the Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT). Sterile Processing Technicians (SPTs) prepare surgical instruments and devices. They clean, inspect, test, sterilize, store and deliver devices needed for surgery in a healthcare facility.
This program/course prepares for the Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT). Sterile Processing Technicians (SPTs) prepare surgical instruments and devices. They clean, inspect, test, sterilize, store and deliver devices needed for surgery in a healthcare facility. The sterile Processing program will prepare students for the national standards and federal regulations that guide their practice to ensure safe and effective processing of medical and surgical devices.
The courses will cover the core competency areas including regulations and standards, life sciences, decontamination equipment and practices, high-level disinfection, packaging materials and methods, care, handling, testing and inspection of surgical instruments and devices, sterilization (all methods), processing patient care equipment and sterile storage and distribution.
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In one quarter of classroom training, followed by a 400-hour practicum at an assigned hospital sterile processing department, you will learn the principles and methods of sterilization, materials handling and inventory control,
Ready to be an instrumental part of the OR? As a certified Central Sterile Processing Technician, you will clean, sterilize, and prepare medical equipment to be used during a variety of procedures. In as little as one year, you could be on your way to a rewarding career in the operating room.
Sterile Processing Technicians (SPT), also known as Central Service Technicians, play a critical role in preventing infection by sterilizing, cleaning, processing, assembling, storing, and distributing medical supplies.
Sterile Processing Technician program is designed to prepare you to function as a sterile processing professional in multiple healthcare settings. In partnership with Vincennes University, we connect students with a pathway to become a certified Sterile Processing Technician.
This Basic Certificate in Sterile Processing program presents the basic concepts and principles for developing skills and competencies required for infection prevention and control in the sterile processing department in a health care facility.
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