With our Sterile Processing Technician online course, you can learn everything you need to know to start a new career as a Sterile Processing Technician. Your online sterile processing technician training includes overviews of medical and surgical terminology, safety standards, ethics and legal issues, anatomy, microbiology, surgical terminology, medical equipment, disinfection, assembly and sterilization. In essence, our Sterile Processing Technician course will teach you all the skills you need to be successful in this healthcare career.
Here's an overview of the custom learning materials and bonus items you'll receive, and the topics that will be covered in your Sterile Processing Technician online training course.
Online Sterile Processing Course Outline
Unit 1 Lessons
- The World of Healthcare
- Basic Safety Standards
- Introduction to Medical Terminology
- Dividing and Combining Medical Terms
- Medical Abbreviations, Symbols and Special Terms
- Ethics and Legal Issues
- Introduction to Anatomy
- Microbiology for CS Technology
- Surgical Terminology
- Customer Relations and Teamwork
- Monitoring, Documentation and Records
- Surgical Instruments
- Complex Surgical Instruments
- Infection Prevention and Decontamination
- Cleaning and Disinfection
- Assembly and Packaging
- Processing
- Sterilization Process I
- Sterilization Process II
- Sterile Storage and Quality Assurance
- Inventory Management
- Patient Care Equipment
- Putting it All Together
You will receive the Central Service Technical Manual (8th edition) from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) and the corresponding study guide.
Additional Course Materials*
- Medical Terminology Audio
- Medical Terminology Flashcards
- Career Starter Guide
