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Sterile Processing Technician

Sterile Processing Technician is the core department within a healthcare facility in which medical/surgical supplies and equipment, both sterile and non-sterile, are decontaminated, processed, sterilized, stored and used for patient care.

What Does a Sterile Processing Technician Do?

Sterile Processing Technicians are responsible for many vital services within various healthcare facilities. Some responsibilities include:

  • Decontamination procedures
  • Preparation and packaging for sterilization
  • Monitoring the process of steam, EtO, dry heat, and liquid chemical sterilization
  • Maintaining product sterility through shelf-life/rotation
  • Storage distribution, inspection and inventory control of supplies, instruments and equipment

All programs require a United States High School Diploma or GED. If you have an equivalent foreign high school diploma, it must be evaluated by NACES. Proof of evaluation is required before registration can proceed.

Requirements:

You MUST have these to register:

  1. All applicants must be 18 years or older.
  2. All applicants must present either a State issued Identification Card / Driver’s License or Passport.
  3. You must have a Social Security Number, therefore; you must be a US Citizen or eligible to work in the United States.
  4. Proof of High School Graduate/GED or achieved a degree higher than High School Diploma.  (Foreign transcripts for Diplomas earned outside of the US must be evaluated for US equivalency, please click here to learn more.)
  5. No Felony and certain misdemeanors (drug and theft) convictions are allowed.