Sterile Processing Technician Certificate

Pamela Halfhill, MS, Chair
Phone: (419) 995-8366
Email: halfhill.p@rhodesstate.edu
Office: TL 102E

The Sterile Processing Technician certificate is designed to recognize entry-level and existing technicians who have demonstrated the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to provide competent services as a central service/sterile processing technician. Upon successful completion of certificate, the student will be eligible to apply for and take the Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) exam. CRCSTs are integral members of the healthcare team who are responsible for decontaminating, inspecting, assembling, disassembling, packaging, and sterilizing reusable surgical instruments or devices in a healthcare facility that are essential for patient safety.

Technical Standards
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First Year
First Semester		Hours
BHS 1390	Medical Terminology	2
BIO 1000	Basic Human Structure and Function	3
STP 1000	Sterile Processing I	3
	Term Hours	8
Second Semester
STP 1200	Sterile Processing II	2
STP 1207	Directed Practice For Sterile Processing	6
	Term Hours	8
	Total Hours	16