Certificate Program on Central Sterile Supplies Reprocessing Technique

Overview

The central sterile processing technician plays a vital role in maintaining the cleanliness, functionality and inventory of health care instrumentation and equipment. Their work ensures that patients don’t acquire infections and that doctor, nurses and allied health professionals are able to access the instrumentation and equipment they need immediately.

Patients receiving health care are at risk of developing infection as a result of their compromised cleaning, disinfection & sterilization protocols or during instrument reprocessing. The 3 Months CSSD course is aimed at equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge of the standard protocols , complexities and challenges connected with the CSSD function and the broad working skills required to deliver a high standard of care for patients and the healthcare fraternity.

The course is designed by our esteemed faculty and the curriculum will include the latest developments surrounding the process of instrument reprocessing and infection control.

Objectives:

• Clean, disinfect and distribute sterilized instrumentation and equipment to an emergency department, intensive care unit, the labor and delivery unit, operating room and other areas of health care facilities in a scientific manner
• Contribute to a team of central sterile processing professionals who are all working together to maintain sterilization and storage.
• To prepare CSSD professionals to practice appropriate Infection control protocols

Eligibility

Entry Requirements:

• Microbiologists
• Infection Control Nurse, Nursing Administrator
• CSSD Managers
• CSSD technicians
• Quality Managers