Surgical Instrument Processing Certificate Program

All medical or surgical procedures are developed with the patient’s health and safety in mind. An essential component is ensuring all surgical instruments are properly prepared for use. Surgical instrument processing technicians work in hospital’s central service department and serve two primary roles. First, the technicians are responsible for cleaning and sterilizing reusable surgical equipment and ensure there is an adequate supply of instruments and disposable items to meet the hospital’s needs. Technicians need to be familiar with the appropriate procedures for handling surgical instruments to ensure the safety of themselves and the patient. Reusable instruments must be disassembled, properly cleaned, reassembled, and sterilized for future use. It is also important that technicians properly gauge the levels of disposable items needed and be able to meet the surgical requests for doctors who may require specialized items. In the Surgical Instrument Processing Certificate Program, students learn how to prepare, clean, and sterilize surgical instruments and maintain inventory, perform laboratory tasks, operate and inspect medical equipment. Upon successful completion of the program students will have sufficient knowledge to take the Central Service Technician national certification examination offered by IAHCSMM.

In order to be an effective surgical instrument processing technician, students need to be detail oriented and possess good organizational skills. Students will benefit from developing good communication skills and possess effective time management skills.

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Completion: Students must successfully complete 18 semester credit hours to earn a Surgical Instrument Processing Certificate.