Find your place in the ever-growing healthcare industry. Central service departments are the center of all activity surrounding supplies and equipment needed in surgery and other patient care areas. You would have a major role in preventing infections by cleaning, decontaminating, assembling, sterilizing and packaging all instruments used during surgery.
Sample careers in this field: Central Service Technician
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Curriculum varies based on the degree (A.A.S., A.S., or Technical Certificate) and is subject to change. Curriculum posted are samples; Advisors can help determine sequence of classes.
| GENERAL EDUCATION -- 7 CREDITS |
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English Composition |
3 |
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Life Skills Elective |
1 |
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Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| PROFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL CORE -- 29 CREDITS |
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Infection Control Procedures |
4 |
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Surgical Instrumentation |
2 |
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Fundamentals of Health Careers |
3 |
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Clinical Applications I |
3 |
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Fundamentals of Central Service Technician Skills |
4 |
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Clinical Applications II |
3 |
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Application of Central Service Technician Skills |
3 |
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Clinical Applications III |
4 |
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Introduction to Health Careers |
3 |
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Medical Terminology |
3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS |
36 |
"I loved Ivy Tech. I enjoyed the small campus atmosphere and had great experience with all of my instructors. The instructors were very down to earth. I feel that Ivy Tech gave me the building blocks that I needed for my career."
Sarah Aldrich
2001 graduate
