Central Services and Sterile Processing Technician Program

Central Services and Sterile Processing Technicians are a vital support to all patient care services in many health care facilities. They are responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing, and distributing the medical devices and supplies needed in patient care, especially during surgery.

Training includes preparing special packages of equipment for specialty procedures. Central Supply is also the main inventory storage area of the hospital and technicians are responsible for processing, quality assurance, and storing the equipment and instrumentation so that it is available when needed.

Upon completion of the program, students can expect to find employment in hospitals and various outpatient surgical centers.

Students require 400 hours of hands-on experience which allows the student to practice what they have learned. Hands-on experience must be completed within the program or within 6 months of provisional certification.

Enrollment Requirements:

1. Application for the program
2. Current immunizations including, but not limited to: HB Vaccination, negative TB Testing, influenza vaccination, background check and drug screen.
3. Ability to meet Essential Functions/Technical Standards.
4. Students will require surgical scrubs for the clinical rotation portion of the program, as well as comfortable, non-canvas shoes.