CENTRAL SERVICE SUPPLY TECHNICIAN CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE
Philosophy:
The faculty believes that Central Service Supply Technician is a profession in which its practitioners
integrate caring with the competencies of technical interventions, communication, critical thinking,
management, leadership, teaching, and knowledge integration to provide the client and facilities end-user
with equipment prepared with the highest degree of quality. Central Service Supply Technicians integrate
the use of highly technical surgical instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and quality control measures to
promote optimal health outcomes to clients across the life span. The profession, through the cooperative
efforts of its members, continues to evolve and promote effective standards of practice and fiscal
stewardship to promote health for client and facilities end-users. Central Service Supply Technician is an
essential discipline that functions collaboratively with other disciplines to promote preferred healthrelated outcomes using approved and federally regulated protocols.
We believe that Central Service Supply education is most effectively implemented through a competencybased interactive, dynamic and collaborative process of shared responsibility for teaching and learning.
Teaching is a facilitative process of selecting and structuring learning experiences designed to promote
the achievement of competency outcomes essential for contemporary practice. Learning is an interactive
process of acquiring the knowledge, skills, and values needed to achieve the required competently
outcomes and is most effectively accomplished through focused individual and group activities. Faculty
guides students to incorporate the principles of ethical behavior, to respect the rights, dignity, and cultural
diversity of others, and to demonstrate responsibility and accountability for professional practice and
personal growth. The curriculum is most effective when it promotes flexibility for learners with diverse
circumstances and needs, and holds them responsible for ongoing and progressive achievement of
competence for practice.
We further believe that graduates of the Central Service Supply Technician course are prepared as entrylevel technicians to be competent, self-directed, and accountable members of the profession and the
healthcare team. Central Service Supply Technicians function effectively in the roles of advocate and
team member for clients throughout their hospital experience. Graduates are responsible for ongoing
professional development through continuing education to increase competency in the ever-changing
healthcare environment.
Competency Outcomes:
At the completion of the Central Service Supply Technician Course, the graduate will be able to:
1. Implement competent technical skills to support the client and facilities end-user in providing
equipment and supplies prepared and selected with a high degree of competency. (Assessment and
Intervention)
2. Use effective communication skills to interact with or on behalf of clients and members of the
healthcare team. (Communication)
3. Integrate basic critical thinking skills to plan and implement processes to ensure a quality end
product, and to work effectively with other healthcare providers. (Critical Thinking)
4. Provide dignity and respect for all clients and members of the healthcare team from diverse
backgrounds by implementing ethical, legal, and culturally sensitive interactions (Human Caring and
Relationship Behaviors)
5. Organize assignments using fine motor skills and problem-solving techniques effectively and
efficiently, to meet the technical needs of clients and facilities end-users. (Management)
6. Implement a work ethic that promotes teamwork, professional standards and ongoing achievement of
competence required for the practice of self and coworkers (Leadership)
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7. Integrate basic teaching and learning methods and technologies to provide team performance and
continued development of own technical competence. (Teaching)
8. Integrate basic knowledge of healthcare technologies and relevant sciences to provide delivery of
high quality end product. (Knowledge Integration)
The Central Service Supply Technician is a crucial member of the operating room and facilities service
through the care and preparation of client care equipment and supplies. He/she is responsible for working
with team members to receive, prepare, and monitor sterilization parameters of client equipment and
supplies. The Central Service Supply Technician must be accurate and set high standards of practice. He
/she must be adaptable to changing technology in a fast-paced environment. Individuals who choose a
career in central service are deeply committed to quality patient-focus care and working as a team
member in a highly specialized area. Graduates of the Course receive a certificate in Central Service
Supply and are required to take the National Certification Exam administered through the International
Association of Healthcare Central Service and Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) professional society.
Overview:
It is a full time, daytime Course. Didactic instruction includes anatomy and physiology review, infection
control techniques, decontamination; packaging and storing, high and low temperature sterilization
techniques, quality assurance, inventory control, surgical instrumentation, regulations and standards of
sterile processing, and care of patient centered equipment.
Certificate Awarded:
Students who successfully complete the Course will be awarded a Certificate in Central Service Supply.
COURSE START DATES: Once a year, subject to change dependent on the needs of system
CSST CURRICULUM PLAN
16-Week Course
Course Name
Central Sterile Supply
Technician
Lecture
Hours
Skills Lab
Hours
Clinical
Hours
60
0
360
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PHYSICAL & MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Central Service Supply Technician Student
Continuous
Over 70 %
Standing
Frequent
40%-69%
Occasional
15%-39%
X
Walking
X
Climbing
X
Bending
X
Crouching
X
Pushing/Pulling
X
Carrying
Lifting/Lowering 1-15 lbs.
Rarely
Up to 15%
X
X
15-30 lbs.
X
30-50 lbs.
Over 50 lbs.
Fine Hand/Eye Coordination
X
Color Discrimination
X
Hearing Acuity
X
Mental Demands
Concentration on Detail
Continuous
Over 70 %
X
Attention Span of 1+ hours on a task
X
Ability to Remember multiple tasks
X
Oral Communication
X
Written Communication
X
Working Conditions
Continuous
Over 70 %
X
Exposure to blood and body fluids
Frequent
40%-69%
Occasional
15%-39%
Rarely
Up to 15%
Frequent
40%-69%
Occasional
15%-39%
Rarely
Up to 15%
Exposure to toxins, cytoxins, poisons
X
Exposure to extreme heat, cold, temp
fluctuations
Exposure to radiation
X
X
Other
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