Sterile Processing Technician II
This course focuses on the materials and equipment management aspects of sterile processing technician careers. Students will learn about communicating in the healthcare workplace and acquire cardiopulmonary resuscitation/automated external defibrillator (CPR/AED) and sterile processing certifications.
Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
Students will complete a 400-hour clinical experience, which requires 200 hours' completion by high school graduation and 200 hours' completion within six months of earning a provisional certification. Note: Following completion of the additional 200 hours, full certification is obtained.
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Biotechnology Research and Development |
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| Diagnostic Services |
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| Therapeutic Services |
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