The Sterile Processing Technology Program prepares graduates for employment in hospitals, outpatient surgery centers and private industry. Sterile Processing Technologist, also known as Sterile Processing Technicians, process and distribute sterilized equipment and other supplies throughout the medical facility.

Certification Eligibility Requirements: Sterile Processing Technician Program using the Core Curriculum of the International Association of Hospital Central Service Materials Management and which requires 400 hours of clinical practice. For more information, visit www. myhspa.org.

Sterile Processing Technology has certification but does not have an accreditation body.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:

- Demonstrate knowledge of Sterile Processing equal to an entry-level Sterile Processing Technologist.

- Demonstrate competence in clinical skills equal to an entry-level Sterile Processing Technologist.

- Demonstrate behavior appropriate for an entry-level Sterile Processing Technologist.