Jefferson Regional Medical Center is assisting in the creation of a Technical/Vocation Sterile Processing class, which will be led by Joyce M. Grant Scott for SEARK College.
This program provides an overview of the sterile processing and distribution (SPD) profession and teaches the fundamental concepts, techniques, and skill sets in order for students to take the certification board for sterile processing exam (CBSPD). Each course lasts 16 weeks, with classes on Thursday evenings.
Jefferson Regional will support the course with time, space for lecture, video presentations, and hands on work within the hospital’s SPD department.
New Jersey and New York are currently the only states that require certification before an employee can be hired into an SPD department, but this qualification is expanding through other state legislatures. It is a field with a large body of knowledge, including surgical technology, infection control, materials management, finance, capital acquisition, workflow design, and industrial applications.