Sterile Processing Technician program is designed to prepare students to function as a sterile processing professional in multiple healthcare settings. Sterile Processing technicians perform and participate in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage, and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment. Working in a sterile processing area requires specific knowledge and skills, including an understanding of the following key areas and topics, instrumentation, processing of surgical instrumentation, processing of moveable patient equipment, storage and inventory and medical terminology and prevention processes.