AHL 047 - Central Service Technician - Clinical II

10 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

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 this course the student will be able to:

1.   discuss the chain of command in a central service department and appropriate means of offering suggestions and criticism;
2.   demonstrate appropriate procedures for wrapping techniques;
3.   demonstrate the process of labeling and determining expiration dates;
4.   demonstrate folding techniques and inspection of linen products; and
5.   demonstrate verbal and non-verbal behaviors appropriate to the role of a central service technician.