Sterile Processing Technician Practicum

Catalog description

Course involves placement in an approved field to integrate and apply knowledge and skills in a clinical setting. Minimum of 100 (one hundred) hours in a supervised field experience. Focus of practical experience in core functions includes the 25% of the hands-on-hours of experience required to be eligible for Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Certification (CRCST Certification also requires successful completion of the CRCST certification exam). Core functions of the clinical experience include decontamination, preparing and packing instruments, sterilization and disinfection, storage and distribution, quality assurance processes, and equipment.