Medical Equipment Preparer

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Medical Equipment Preparer

Hour-based occupation

Onet code: 31-9093.00

1

Years

2000h

On-the-job training

Classroom Instruction Topics

Module 1 - Roles and Responsibilities - Part I
Module 2 - Roles and Responsibilities - Part II
Module 3 - Anatomy and Physiology - Part I
Module 4 - Anatomy and Physiology - Part II
Module 5 - Microbiology - Part I
Module 6 - Microbiology - Part II
Module 7 - Infection Prevention - Part I
Module 8 - Infection Prevention - Part II
Module 9 - Decontamination - Part I
Module 10 - Decontamination - Part II
Module 11 - Decontamination - Part III
Module 12 - Decontamination - Part IV
Module 13 - Decontamination - Part V
Module 14 - Disinfection Processes - Part I
Module 15 - Disinfection Processes - Part II
Module 16 - Processing Patient Care Equipment
Module 17 - Preparation and Packaging of Instruments and Devices - Part I
Module 18 - Preparation and Packaging of Instruments and Devices - Part II
Module 19 - Preparation and Packaging of Instruments and Devices - Part III
Module 20 - Preparation and Packaging of Instruments and Devices - Part IV
Module 21 - Types of Surgical Instruments and Specialty Devices - Part I
Module 22 - Types of Surgical Instruments and Specialty Devices - Part II
Module 23 - Types of Surgical Instruments and Specialty Devices - Part III
Module 24 - Sterilization - Part I
Module 25 - Sterilization - Part II
Module 26 - Sterilization - Part III
Module 27 - Sterilization - Part IV
Module 28 - Sterilization - Part V
Module 29 - Sterilization - Part VI
Module 30 - Inventory Control, Storage and Distribution
Module 31 - Sterile Storage
Module 32 - Definitions and Abbreviations
Module 33 - Prefixes, Suffixes, Anatomical and Physiological Terms; Symbols

On-the-job Training

Orientation to Sterile Processing
Cleans, high level disinfects and inspects surgical instruments and equipment. Properly loads, operates, and maintains all cleaning equipment (e.g. mechanical washers, ultrasonic cleaners, cart washers, etc.)
Inspects, test, assemblies, and packages, and sterilizes surgical equipment, supplies, and instrumentation
Sterilizes surgical instruments and devices in a variety of sterilization methodologies; Properly loads, operates, and clean sterilizers, performs biological, chemical, and mechanical equipment testing for both the Sterile Processing and the surgical depa