STANDARD COMPETENCIES

 

 1. Explain the importance of the central services department and its role in quality patient care.

 2. Identify the history and job responsibilities of central sterile technicians.

 3. Discuss basic concerns of career growth and departmental organization.

 4. Define word elements, roots suffixes and prefixes related to medical terminology.

 5. Identify common abbreviations used in surgical scheduling and procedures.

 6. Review the structure, function, activities and role of cells, tissues and organs in the body.

 7. Identify the structure and function of major body systems.

 8   Identify and classify common pathogenic organisms and explain conditions necessary for their growth and survival.

 9. Describe how organisms are transmitted to persons and items and review Procedures used to kill microorganisms.

 10. Review information about governmental regulatory agencies and their role in patient care.

 11. Discuss how the professional relationships and policies of regulatory bodies affect sterile processing.

 12. Define personal hygiene, personnel protective wear and precautions taken to protect the employee and the patient

 13. List and describe key elements of Standard Precautions and list elements of blood borne pathogen safety

 14. Define and describe key terms related to Asepsis and review principles of aseptic technique

 15. Discuss common safety hazards applicable to the sterile processing department and the precautions that minimize risk.

 16. Discuss and explain the process taken when there is safety related incident.

 17. Explain the internal and external disaster plans for health care facilities.

 18. Explain the need for basic communication skills and tactics used in effective communications.

 19. Define professionalism and Diversity and relate them to teamwork.

 

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE

 

 I. Introduction to sterile processing

      a. central services role

      b. work flow-clean to dirty

      c. basic skills and responsibilities for the sterile processing technician

      d. lifestyle

      e. Departmental organization

 II. Medical Terminology for the Sterile Processing technician

      a. word elements

      b. analysis of medical terms

              i. c, common abbreviations

      c. surgical schedules

 III. Anatomy and Physiology

      a. cellular biology

      b. body systems

 IV. Microbiology

      a. basic microbiology

      b. Identification and classification of microorganisms

      c. bacterial and nonbacterial organisms

      d. destruction and control of microorganisms

      e. the chain of infection

 V. Regulations and standards

      a. food and drug and ministration

      b. professional organizations

      c. regulatory agencies

 VI. Infection control and prevention

      a. overview of standard precautions

      b. maintaining central sterile environments

      c. principles of asepsis

              i. d.risk management

      d. the infection control department

 VII. Safety

      a. common workplace hazards

      b. preventing and reporting workplace hazards

      c. tracking incident

      d. fire safety

      e. disaster planning

 VIII. Communications and Human relations skills

      a. the need for effective communication

      b. basic communication

      c. human relations

      d. diversity

      e. special relationships and concerns