This course is designed to provide the student with "hands-on" learning in an actual work site of a hospital central service department. A preceptor assigned by the hospital will provide daily supervision while a college faculty member will provide weekly evaluation/counseling. The student must register for a block of four clinical courses to equal 400 hours. Course Objectives:Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:1. discuss the role of the central service department in relationship to the hospital mission and to other hospital departments; 2. demonstrate attire appropriate to the assigned task; 3. demonstrate the processes of cleaning, assembly and testing of patient care equipment; 4. demonstrate the operation of a washer/sterilizer and/or ultra sonic machine; 5. demonstrate the general cleaning process for instruments, utensils, syringes and needles; and 6. demonstrate verbal and non-verbal behaviors appropriate to the role of a central service technician.
