Program Disciplines
Program modules focus on the instrumentation and sterilization practices specific to a Central Sterile process. Training begins at the point of use:
- Professional etiquette and ownership measures discussed in and applied to all steps of process
- Prepping instruments for decontamination at the point of use
- Transporting contaminated instrumentation and containers
- Receiving instruments into decontamination areas
- PPE’s, OSHA, Body Mechanics, Sharp Safety
- Preparing of work areas
- Separating and sorting contaminated instruments, containers and disposable items
- Manual washing
- Instruments inspection for bio-burden
- Loading manifolds and prepping instruments for mechanical wash
- Mechanical wash cycles
- Assembly and inspection of instruments
- Inspection of instruments for bioburden and function tests in the assembly area
- Instrumentation categories, placement and packaging of containers, peel pouches and wrapped items
- Quality assurance for each tray/ package
- Sterilization types: Steam, EtO and Gas Plasma
- Monitors for each sterilization type: physical, chemical and biological
- Documentation of sterilization cycle for all stated sterilization methods
- Recall procedures
