Title: Explain the roles and responsibilities of the sterile processing technician.
Course: Sterile Processing Technician (14021) > Section: Introducing the Roles and Responsibilities of Sterile Processing Technician

Explanation should include

- performing manual cleaning prior to sterilization
- placing cleaned instruments in sterilizers (e.g., autoclaves)
- starting and monitoring sterilizers
- examining equipment for defects and reporting problems to staff
- observing departmental dress code
- understanding the occupational and environmental hazards
- fulfilling the pre-employment requirements (e.g., drug testing, criminal background check).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the pre-employment requirements for a sterile processing technician?
- What occupational hazards impact the job of a sterile processing technician? Environment hazards?
- What are the steps for reporting equipment defects?
- How long should s sterile processing technician wait to report a defect? Why?