Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4419 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Dental Radiography)

Course Title: Sterilise loads

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

 

 

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MIET7624C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2022

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MIET7624C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2023 (All)
MIET7624C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2024 (All)
MIET7624C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2025 (All)

Course Contact: Sandra Torbica

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0311

Course Contact Email: sandra.torbica@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this course you will learn the skills and knowledge required to follow correct procedures to select and operate sterilisation equipment, interpret steriliser function and parameters in the provision of sterilised reusable medical devices, appropriately load items for sterilisation, and to release sterilised items for distribution. This competency unit does not deal with ethylene oxide sterilisation.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTSTE003 Sterilise loads
Elements:	1. Prepare sterilisation equipment 2. Load steriliser 3. Operate steriliser 4. Unload and release sterilised loads 5. Comply with quality management requirements

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations, and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.