无菌处理技术员

Begin a career in medical equipment and supply chain management as a sterile processing 技术员. Sterile processing 技术员s decontaminate and sterilize surgical instrumentation and complex medical equipment, prepare items for surgery, order and maintain hospital 为医院科室和患者提供物资、服务.

The 无菌处理技术员 (SPT) program at 网赌正规真人实体在线平台 (网赌正规真人实体在线平台) prepares students for an entry-level career in sterile processing and materiel management. Sterile processing 技术员s perform decontamination and sterilization procedures required to ensure proper reprocessing of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic equipment, 手术器械和医疗用品. 额外的职责包括组装 and inspection of surgical instruments, maintenance and delivery of patient equipment, 库存控制和供应订购,以及术前病例准备.

The SPT program is a two-quarter program beginning in spring quarter and has a selective 招生过程. 你必须申请这个项目. 申请人的筛选 及时完成冬季学期的课程作业和成绩. 在 the course of the program, enrolled students will gain extensive hands-on training 并获得400小时临床应用技术经验. 在成功 completion of all certificate and program 需求, students will obtain a Sterile 加工技术员短期证书.

The application process for the 无菌处理技术员 program will begin in 每年九月开始下一个冬季学期的课程. 例如, the application will be available in September 2023 for a program start winter quarter 2024.

Please see the 申请过程 tab on this webpage for information regarding program 需求. 这个标签也是每年项目申请将被张贴的地方.

All students interested in the SPT program are required to attend a free one-hour 会话信息. 在会议上,辅导员或项目代表将描述 the program, the prerequisites, the application process and will answer questions 后来.

Information sessions are open to anyone interested in a 网赌正规真人实体在线平台 网赌正规真人实体在线平台 program.

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申请过程

申请人在申请本课程之前必须是网赌正规真人实体在线平台学生. 如果你现在还没有 一个网赌正规真人实体在线平台的学生,请去 申请入学网赌正规真人实体在线平台网站上注册或申请纸质申请. 您还必须:

  • 参加无菌处理技术人员信息会议
  • Have a current placement test score that places them into Math 40 or higher, Reading 99或更高,英文& 101或ABE 90. 加拿大广播公司或其他学院或大学的成绩单 证明这些课程已经完成也被接受.
  • Complete HSCI 147 Medical Terminology (5 credit) class with a minimum grade of 2.0 或在接受无菌处理程序后注册HSCI 147

程序应用程序
The next opportunity to apply to the 无菌处理技术员 (SPT) program will 将于2024年9月开始,并于2025年冬季开始. 会有说明的 当2025年的申请可用时,如何提交申请.

The 无菌处理技术员 program is a two-quarter program and is offered 一年一次. 该计划将在每个冬季季度开始,并在年底完成 春季学期.

申请人在申请时须附上以下文件的副本:

  • 美国心脏协会BLS提供者CPR卡/证书
  • 现行急救卡
  • 一封专业的推荐信



被录取学生:

Before registration is completed by the Health Science Center staff, you will be asked to start a National Background check and drug screen with an approved third party 公司. 这些信息将决定学生是否有资格完成临床测试 课程. 无法完成临床轮转由于获得的信息 from the background check or drug screen may make the student ineligible for the program. Students will be required to upload documentation of the required immunizations to 在被允许参加临床前进行免疫追踪. 

The cost to the student for the background check, drug screen and immunization tracker 大约是170美元.00.

华盛顿州以外的专业执照

每个州,哥伦比亚特区和美国.S. 被保护人的职业各不相同 they require to be licensed and the educational 需求 for those licenses. 这是 important to understand whether the degree or certificate you obtain from 网赌正规真人实体在线平台 will meet the educational eligibility 需求 for a license in the state in which 你打算练习.

查看各州的教育执照要求.

 

国家背景调查 & 药物筛选要求

As part of the admission 需求 for Health Science programs, applicants must successfully pass a criminal background check and drug screen prior to working with 临床领域患者. 背景调查和毒品检查由学生支付 并由第三方公司管理, CastleBranch. In addition to the background check required by 网赌正规真人实体在线平台, each clinical facility reserves the right to conduct its own criminal background check prior to allowing a student 进入其医疗机构临床参与.

Certain criminal convictions, pending charges or negative actions may automatically disqualify a person from having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults, juveniles 和孩子. 临床机构保留接受或拒绝学生申请的权利 安置在其设施内.     

医疗保健行业是美国最大的雇主之一. 在那里 对无菌处理技术人员的各种称呼:

  • 认证注册中央维修技术员
  • 无菌处理和分发技术员
  • 杀菌技术
  • 无菌仪器技术员
  • 医疗器械技术员
  • 中央无菌技术员

After completing the SPT program, work can be found anywhere medical equipment is 常用的,例如:

  • 医院
  • 牙科诊所
  • 门诊护理中心
  • 专科护理中心
  • 流动手术中心
  • 医疗设备加工设施
  • 胃肠道内窥镜检查诊所
  • 医疗用品和设备分销商

With additional education and experience, graduates of the SPT program can work toward 认证为:

  • 认证仪器专家(CIS)
  • 认证内窥镜再处理器(CER)
  • 认证医疗保健领导者(CHL)

Becoming a sterile processing 技术员 provides a stepping-stone to other medical career opportunities, allowing you employment while furthering your education.  而 employed as an SPT, you will experience various areas of medicine that may entice you to pursue other fields, such as Surgical Technology, Registered Nursing, Radiologic 技术等. 总的来说,作为一名SPT,提高工资的最好方法之一是 获得额外的教育和证书.

无菌处理技术员证书项目学习成果

Program learning outcomes are the knowledge, skills, and abilities that students will 在毕业前取得成就. 下面的结果是由教师开发的 无菌处理技术员 with input from accrediting bodies, advisory committees, 雇主等. 这种合作确保了结果与职业相关 这个程度导致.

Students who graduate with a 无菌处理技术员 certificate will be able to:

  1. Relate knowledge of biological sciences and infectious processes to safe patient care 
  2. Evaluate problems in the sterile processing environment and synthesize solutions through 批判性思维 
  3. Identify the collaborative role of the sterile processing 技术员 across a spectrum 医疗保健设置 
  4. 应用 principles of infection control and prevention to effective processing of instruments, 设备及用品 
  5. Operate medical device reprocessing equipment according to industry standards and 建议实践 
  6. 应用 safety protocols and recommended standards of practice for the sterile processing 职业 
  7. Provide excellent customer service by anticipating the needs of a diverse healthcare 团队 
  8. 与团队成员和无菌加工客户进行有效沟通  
  9. Provide accurate and consistent documentation according to standards, recommendations, 以及专业实践指南  
  10. 表现出专业的态度和个人行为

联系

  • 电子邮件:healthsciences@bang-event.com

  • 电话:509-544-8300

  • 地址:北门博士891号.华盛顿州里奇兰,99352二楼

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