Sterile Processing Technician

Curriculum

Sterile Processing Technician Program Outline
The Sterile Processing Technician Online Program consists of 8 courses that cover the fundamental knowledge and skills that are relevant to working in healthcare and the sterile processing field.

Program Orientation: Sterile Processing Technician

• Identify the elements, expectations, and requirements of the program.
• Learn to navigate the program.
• Use the program tools.
• Identify and use program resources.

Digital Technology

• Have a basic understanding of the internet and evaluated hardware.
• Understand and be able to use various programs and apps.
• Be able to explain privacy and digital security in digital technology.
• Describe the fundamentals of input and output.
• Have an understanding of network devices.
• Use technology to help you find a career.

Comprehensive Medical Terminology

• Define medical terminology and describe the origin of medical terminology.
• Identify the four major word parts used in medical terminology.
• Discuss the relevance of medical terminology in terms of how it correlates to service quality in the operative environment and the identification of surgical procedures.

Anatomy and Physiology

• Identify the structures, locations, and functions of major body systems and the organs that comprise them.
• Explain how the organs of the major body systems interact and maintain homeostasis.
• Compare various risk factors leading to high mortality and morbidity.
• Describe the components of cell structure and their functions.
• Summarize how infectious agents affect cellular growth and function.
• Define basic anatomical terms.

Sterile Processing Foundations

• Understand the roles of a central service technician.
• Apply HIPAA regulations as well as other regulations and standards in the central service department.
• Practice aseptic technique and infection prevention.
• Comply with safety standards.
  Participate in teamwork as well as personal and professional development.

Practical Applications of Sterile Processing

• Clean and disinfect instruments.
• Describe surgical instruments.
• Identify different packaging and assembly procedures for medical devices.
• Identify the various inventory replenishment systems and how they’re utilized in central service.
• Discuss how ancillary services and regulatory agencies support central service.
• Identify the information systems that support central service.

Career Success in Healthcare

• Assess and develop time-management skills.
• Develop plans to enhance creative and critical thinking.
• Learn the basics of professional communication.Program Completion: Sterile Processing Technician

Prepare to finish your course in Sterile Processing.

Course Requirements