How to decontaminate surgical instruments
Cleaning is the most important step. An item that isn’t clean can’t be sterilized.
6 steps →How-to guides
Sterile Processing Technician How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to common sterile processing technician tasks: the practical side of the job.
Common sterile processing technician tasks
Step-by-step overviews of tasks sterile processing technicians perform regularly. Use them to understand the job, prepare for training or refresh your memory.
How to assemble and wrap an instrument tray
A complete, correctly assembled tray keeps surgeries on schedule and patients safe.
6 steps →How to run and document a steam sterilizer load
Every load must be monitored and documented to prove it was sterilized.
6 steps →Before you practice
Learn every core task
Our Sterile Processing Technician training walks through these procedures and more, alongside vocabulary, safety and career-launch lessons.