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Sterile Processing Technician
Certificate Program

(includes eBooks, Externship / Hands on Training, Career Assistance, Mentor Support, Certificate of Completion)

Duration: 6 Months

Contact Hours: 360 hours

Payment Plan for 6 Months

 

 

What You Need to Know:

  • The course is online, accessible wherever you are and self paced.
  • The course includes clinical externship. Please note this is only available for students residing in the United States.
  • The course covers the fee for (1) National Certification exam.
  • The course includes access to a mentor to assist you through your course duration.

 

Payment Terms:

  • The tuition fee is spread to 6 equal payments over the course of 6 months.
  • This payment plan is through in house financing which allows us to provide you with zero interest payments.

 



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Sterile Processing Technician
Certificate Program

(includes eBooks, Externship / Hands on Training, Career Assistance, Mentor Support, Certificate of Completion )

Duration: 6 Months

Contact Hours: 360 hours

Program Description

This comprehensive course will prepare students to enter the healthcare field and take the HealthcareSterile Processing Association (HSPA) Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) exam.Course content includes medical terminology and anatomy and physiology foundations, understandingcentral service processing in healthcare facilities, microbiology and infection protection, instrument andequipment transport, cleaning, and decontamination and much more! Program also includes a 400 hoursclinical externship at a local healthcare provider! This program will prepare students to enter thehealthcare field and to pursue certification including the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) national certification exam. 

 

This course coversthe following key areas and topics:

  • SPD functions and safety precautions
  • Health and safety regulations, standards, and guidelines that apply to the processing of medical devices and instrumentation
  • Anatomy and physiology relate to the work performed in the sterile processing department
  • Basic factors in disease transmission and defenses against infection
  • Regulated medical waste and non-infectious waste
  • Bloodborne pathogens
  • Quality decontamination processes
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) as it relates to OSHA regulations and employee safety and health
  • Chemical disinfection functions
  • Disinfecting agents used in the decontamination process
  • Disassembly, cleaning, disinfecting, inspecting, reassembling, testing, storing, and distributing movable patient care equipment
  • Instruments sets, preparating basins and textile packs

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