Additional Programmatic Requirements & Fees
healthcare employees from knowingly hiring, employing or retaining any
individuals who have been convicted of various criminal offenses (both felony
and misdemeanor, and can also include traffic violations) in a position with
duties involving direct patient care. Also prohibited is hiring these same
individuals in positions that provides access to the medical, financial, or
living quarters of a patient (225 ILCS
46.25).
Sterile Processing students
must submit to a Criminal Background check at their own expense via
CastleBranch. The following are times when a background check will be needed.
These times will include, but are not limited to: prior to program admission,
and as deemed required for clinical placement and per clinical affiliation
agreement guidelines. Students may not be able to participate in clinical
experiences based on information obtained as a result of the criminal
background information. If clinical placement is not able to be obtained, this
will lead a failure in the clinical course which will result in the dismissal
of the student from the Sterile Processing program.
Health Insurance
Proof of health insurance must be submitted prior to clinical courses. Students may not be able to participate in clinical experiences if they do not maintain health insurance. If a clinical placement is not able to be obtained due to lack of health insurance, this will lead to failure in the clinical course which will result in the dismissal of the student from the Sterile Processing program.
Additional Programmatic Fees
This program
has the following
additional fees:
- Books $233.99-$312.75 (Depending on version of Instrumentation book chosen)
- Castlebranch (Drug Screening, Background Check, and Medical Document Management for immunizations $ 126.00
- CPR $60.00
