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Central Service Instrument Technicians, sometimes called central service technicians or sterile processing technicians, must ensure all instruments used by medical personnel in a hospital or other health care facility are sterile, clean, and ready. As a Central Service Instrument Technician, you will offer crucial support in all patient care services and must be familiar with every tool used in an operating room. You will also be responsible for cleaning and packaging surgical instruments. In addition, you will sterilize, process, put together, store, and pass out medical devices and supplies, and keep records related to sterilization monitors, orders, and inventory.
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Glendale Career College
Glendale Career College is a health care career school in Glendale, California. It trains people for nursing, Central Service Instrument Technician, Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, and Surgical Technology roles. The college also offers programs in medical insurance billing and coding and health care administration. Its nursing offerings include an Associate of Arts in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN Course), while its career programs address clinical support, surgical services, dental care, pharmacy operations, and medical office work. Glendale Career College identifies campuses in Glendale, West Covina, San Diego, Bakersfield, Riverside, Las Vegas, and Provo, giving the institution a multi-campus structure. The school describes its focus as quality health care education and training and states that it has provided this type of education for 60 years.