This Board of Governors certificate program will provide the skills to function safely and competently in a processing department or a surgical suite in acute care hospital settings.
This certificate program equips a Sterile Supply Processing Technician to decontaminate, disinfect, inspect, assemble, sterilize, and store sterile supplies and reusable patient care equipment. Training is broad-based to ensure transferability of knowledge and skills to other tertiary care settings and includes a supervised preceptor clinical placement involving hands-on experience in a processing department.
Admission RequirementsO.S.S.D. or equivalent with:Applications for this program are not accepted through ontariocolleges.ca.Mature Student Assessment for this program is available in the subject of English for the purpose of demonstrating proficiency in this required admission subject. For all other admission requirements, applicants must complete the required course(s) as listed above.Courses - Medical Terminology (MDL-1103)
- Microbiology & Infection Control (STR-1013)
- Identification Care & Handling (STR-1023)
- Decontamination Principles, Procedures & Practices (STR-1033)
- Assembly, Wrapping & Packaging (STR-1042)
- Disinfction & Sterilization Concepts & Techniques (STR-1053)
- Sterile Storage Inventory Control & Management of Resources (STR-1062)
- Clinical Experience (STRF-1079)
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
