Title: Perform inventory management.
Course: Sterile Processing Technician II > Section: Demonstrating Sterile Storage and Inventory Management

Performance should include

- locating supplies
- following shelf-life policy (e.g., first in, first out [FIFO], expiration, event-related)
- following the process for rotating inventory
- following storage requirements
- maintaining a break-out area (e.g., corrugated cardboard, external shipping containers).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How often should instruments be rotated?
- When putting instruments in the sterile storage area, at what distance should they be placed from the floor, wall, and ceiling?