CCSPT
Certified Cleaning & Sterile Processing Technician CCSPT®
When you receive your NHCWA Certified cleaning & sterile processing technician certification, you will usually find it fairly easy to get a job. As an added bonus, you won’t be trying to compete for jobs where there is a high rate of turnover combined with a large number of people applying.
What Does A Cleaning & Sterile Processing Technician Do
Sterile Processing Technician is a medical professional that sterilizes and sets up supplies and equipment needed for surgery, physical exams, and other medical procedures.
Their tasks include:
- Receiving used surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment from operating rooms and other areas of a hospital/medical facility
- Disassembling, inspecting (to set aside any rejects), cleaning, reassembling, and sorting contaminated supplies and equipment
- Loading, monitoring, operating, and maintaining different kinds of cleaning and sterilization equipment
- Identifying, documenting, and reporting equipment in need of repair
- Organizing and assembling instrument trays required for specific surgical cases (for example, total knee replacement, sinus surgery, or gall bladder surgery), and filling special requests as needed
- Maintaining records of all equipment and supplies (for example, scissors, screws, and drapes) and ordering supplies as needed
NHCWA Cleaning & Sterile Processing Technician Certification Requirements:
One of these requirements must be met:
- Graduation from an allied health vocational training program
- One year of work experience in the field
- Military experience/training in the field
- Reciprocity from another certifying agency