If you’d like to earn a Sterile Instrument Processing Certificate, there are certain steps to take after you’ve applied to become a student at Aims.
Please note that this program is very popular and the waiting period can last up to a year before you can start classes.
Follow the steps below to sign up for this certificate program.
Step One: Contact Program Coordinator Erin Miyoshi at erin.miyoshi@aims.edu to be placed on the program waitlist. Please have two forms of government-issued ID available for her to review.
Step Two: Once you are added to the waitlist, Erin Miyoshi will contact you about the mandatory program orientation that you must attend before you can register for classes. These orientations are held twice per year in the spring and fall semesters.
Step Three: Attend orientation.
At orientation, you will learn about:
- Course registration
- Required textbooks
- Uniform and supply requirements
- Class, lab and clinical expectations
- Background check and drug screen requirements
- Note that while marijuana is legal in Colorado, it is not legal when working with patients.
- Please also note that you will be required to have a Social Security Number or ITIN number to complete a background check.
- Download, read and complete this list of disqualifying offenses
- Required immunizations and deadlines
- Download, read and complete the Aims Healthcare Program Entrance Requirements Checklistto verify that your immunizations are up to date.
- The process for obtaining American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification
- Instructions for how to apply to the CareForward program.