This comprehensive Steriele Processing Technician course functions within the sterile processing industry local and county regulations that pertain to processing instruments, equipment and supplies for utilization in the operation room, in-house departments and clinics. The Sterile Processing Technician course prepares students to function as Sterile Processing Technicians. This course will include important practice and background information on basic concepts of asepis, universal precautions, AIDS, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics, legal aspects of patient contact, respiratory therapy assisting, laboratory sterile processing to process instruments, equipment and supplies for utilization in the operation room, in-house departments and clinics; this includes appropriate records keeping and distribution. Additionally, students will practice with equipment and perform hands on labs including introduction to the function and proper use of the autoclave machines, reprocessing of instrumentation and sterilization principles, universal precautions including decontamination, instruction preparation, and general sterilization. Students wishing to use this course toward a health degree or certificate must obtain a 77% or higher.
