CENTRAL STERILE SERVICE TECHNICIAN PRACTICUM

5.0 HR. (OC) Prerequisite: HLTH 110 and SURTK 105, both with a grade of C or better. This class is clinical practicum and exam review for the Central Sterile Service Technician program. Students will spend approximately 400- 450 hours in different areas of the sterile processing department: Decontamination (120 Hours); Preparing & Packaging Instruments (120 Hours); Sterilization & Disinfection (96 Hours); Storage & Distribution (24 Hours); Quality Assurance Processes (24 Hours); and Equipment (16 Hours). The student will also receive 1 hour of review per week. One lecture and 26 laboratory hours per week