Central Sterilization Service Technician (Hybrid)

Central sterilization service technicians provide support to all patient care services in healthcare facilities. They are responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing and distributing the medical devices and supplies needed in patient care, especially during surgery. Most healthcare workers are considered essential, but few are as fundamentally important as sterile processing technicians. Our noncredit Central Sterilization Service Technician program is a hybrid online experience through module completion, working at your own pace through weekly deadlines, and in-person lab experiences scheduled as you attend our Coralville campus. Coursework follows the requirements of the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), formerly known as IAHCSMM, the leading authority on training and certification in the field. Coursework covers basic medical fundamentals such as medical terminology, anatomy, microbiology, and infection control, along with sterile processing basics that include identifying surgical instruments, decontamination tools and processes, disinfection, low- and high-temperature sterilization methods, point-of-use processing, assembling surgical instrument trays, inventory management, safety protocols, tracking systems, quality assurance, regulations and standards. Tuition assistance may fund up to 100 percent of your registration cost for this program. Fill out our funding referral form at www.kirkwood.edu/cefunding.