Play a vital role in patient safety as a Medical Device Reprocessing Technician. Learn how to clean, sterilize, and prepare surgical instruments and get ready for critical, behind-the-scenes work supporting safe, effective care.
Live outside the Greater Edmonton area and interested in this program? We offer a pathway designed for learners like you. You can study and complete your practicums in your own community, with just nine in-person lab sessions held in Edmonton on Saturdays.
You’ll receive the same quality instruction, flexible online learning, and practicums close to or within where you live. No relocation required.
How to apply: Select the Rural Intake option in your application
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I wasn’t scared to go back to school. I thought this would be a good motivator for my children and my grandchildren.
During the 27-week program, you will learn anatomy and physiology, microbiology, infection prevention and control, workplace communication, and the procedures necessary for work as a medical device reprocessing technician.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are ready to challenge the Certified Medical Device Reprocessing Technician exam offered by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Students are also eligible to write the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association’s Certified Registered Central Service Technician certification exam.
NorQuest College believes in the importance of on-the-job experience that provides an enriched learning opportunity.
You’ll graduate from this program with 400 hours of work experience from a practicum.
This program offers multiple options—select the format that best fits your life and the way you learn.
Online
Classes are delivered through a virtual platform and may include real-time sessions or flexible anytime options, with occasional in-person labs for some programs.
Online real-time w/ in-person labs
Classes follow a set schedule and require you to attend live, online sessions at specific dates and times. Labs are completed in person at scheduled locations.
NorQuest College is one of only a few training providers for medical device reprocessing training in Canada recognized by the Canadian Standards Association. This association is the Canadian certifying body that issues the national certified medical device reprocessing technician credential.
View the CSA's Personnel Certification Guide for specific information on the certification processes. You will need a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g. CAEC) to apply to take the certification exam. Email the CSA at training@csagroup.org if you have any questions about meeting the prerequisite to complete the certification exam.
Graduates of this program have opportunities to work in the medical device reprocessing departments of hospitals and in other health facilities that reuse medical equipment and instruments. The medical device reprocessing field is growing steadily with an increasing demand for well-trained technicians to work in the health industry.
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We appreciate your interest in this program. However, this program is not available to international students at this time. For a full list of programs available to international students, please visit the programs and courses page.
If you're not sure which program is perfect for you, NorQuest's International Student Recruiters can help. Contact international.recruitment@norquest.ca or book a meeting.
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If you’re not sure which program is perfect for you, NorQuest’s International Student Recruiters can help. Contact international.recruitment@norquest.ca or book a meeting.
