Health Career Admissions
Program Code: G.SPT.CER
Graduation requirement: 3 credit hours
The Sterile Processing Technician training program prepares students to clean and sterilize reusable utensils and equipment, organize and package instrument trays and sets, keep detailed records of equipment maintenance, stock crash carts, organize supplies, and maintain an adequate inventory of instruments and disposable items to meet the needs of doctors, nurses, surgeons, and technical staff throughout the hospital.
By training in this field, the student will learn infection control techniques to keep hospitals and other medical facilities as well as surgical instruments safe and free from the spread of diseases. Students will learn to prepare instruments for sterilization, how to load and unload a steam sterilizer, and basic cleaning procedures.
The course is approved by the Illinois Community College Board and at the completion of this certificate, students are eligible to sit for the National Certification Exam through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CSPDT).
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