Sterile Processing Certificate

Acquire the knowledge and skills related to the sterilization, preparation and storage of equipment, instruments and sterile supplies for career opportunities in hospitals and health care settings. The program includes eight online courses that provide theoretical knowledge in the safe handling of instrumentation, infection control and aseptic techniques.
 

MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements for admission to any post-secondary program is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (30 credits) or an Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or the equivalent, with credits at the college or general level, or mature student status as defined.

MATURE APPLICANTS
Applicants who are 19 years of age on the first day of classes in the year of admission, and who do not have an OSSD, are considered as mature applicants. Such applicants must complete the required subjects for admission. If they lack the required subjects, they may be requested to write a diagnostic test.
NOTE: Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or who do not have permanent residence status are not considered under this clause.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
This program is not currently eligible to receive OSAP funding.

To learn more about what other funding opportunities may be available, please visit Loyalist’s Financial Assistance Office.

Courses must be taken in the following sequence:

HLTH 8007    Medical Terminology
HLTH 8054    Working and Communicating in a Medical Setting
HLTH 8174    Microbiology & Infection Control 
HLTH 8172    Identification, Care and Handling of Instrumentation
HLTH 8173    Decontamination Principles, Procedures and Practices
HLTH 8171    Assembly, Wrapping and Packaging of Instrumentation, Supplies and Patient Care Equipment
HLTH 8170    Disinfection and Sterilization Concepts and Techniques
HLTH 8175    Sterile Storage, Inventory Control and Resource  Management
HLTH 8539    Sterile Processing – Applied

Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.