Personal experience: what is Central Sterile Technician and should an immigrant choose this profession - ForumDaily
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Personal experience: what is Central Sterile Technician and should an immigrant choose this profession

Moving to America. Sounds sweet - almost like winning a million dollars. But such things are simple and pleasant only in dreams. In fact, you need to learn how to manage a million so as not to squander everything in a couple of months, and moving to America is a host of new problems: housing, work, adaptation, and so on. Further - from the first person.

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I am an ordinary immigrant and I know firsthand how difficult it is to start over and settle in a new country. In 2008, I came to America from Astrakhan to study, travel, and fulfill my old dream - to look at Niagara Falls. I had a J2 non-immigrant visa and good English (thanks to the Faculty of Linguistics at URAO - University of Russian Innovative Education). I planned to earn some money and go back to Astrakhan.

I wanted to make money by cleaning, and I did a good job. So good that after a few months I decided that I wanted to stay in America. First, I applied for a tourist visa. Then there were many difficulties, but in the end, in 2020, I met my love and got married. Thanks to her marriage, she received legal status in the United States and a work permit. I continued to clean, but now that I had legal status in America and confidence in my future in this country, I wanted more. I couldn’t even dream about college - a 14-hour working day and a small child did not leave time for full-time study. My husband supported my desire to develop, but leaving work to get an education was out of the question—our family budget couldn’t bear it.

In general, I started looking for courses for those who have little free money and time, but at the same time I wanted to master a profession that would be in demand. Google understood my desires and slipped ads Multiprep schools. She offers a short preparatory program for the CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) exam - a specialist in sterilization of medical instruments. The specialty interested me.

The offer perfectly matched my needs - the course is inexpensive, the CRCST certificate is valid in all states, you only need to study for two months, and then you can count on a good salary from the start (beginners are paid $23 per hour, and after 3-4 years - $30-35 per hour , plus medical insurance and all benefits). Moreover, it was an online course, which saved time on transportation and gave me the opportunity to spend more time with families. After reading all this, at first I was happy, but then I doubted: how realistic is it to pass the national professional exam after a short online course and quickly get a job with a good salary?

However, I decided to call Multiprep. Galya Kotlyar, the founder and director of this school, picked up the phone. She readily answered my million questions. In short, the CRCST test preparation course lasts from 6 to 11 weeks and depends on the schedule you choose and the language of instruction (there is a Russian-language teaching option). You will be given a book with all the necessary information, taught how to perform the basic duties of sterilizing medical instruments, prepared for the test for the Sterile Processing Technician certificate, as well as advice on writing a resume and preparing for an interview.

Pros and cons of the course

I decided that this was exactly what I needed and signed up for the next course at Multiprep. We were given study materials before the first lesson, and when I first opened them, I was horrified. The information seemed so complex that I began to have doubts whether I could master it all with my schedule. But, as they say, he called himself a load, climb into the basket. Not to give up the idea of ​​getting an education in America just because I was given a difficult book.

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In general, I came to the first lesson in a rather tense mood. It was Saturday, we had to study for 6 hours (from 9:00 to 15:00), and I doubted my abilities. In addition, the group was quite diverse, with different levels of English, which also raised concerns: who will the teacher focus on - those who have the highest level of language, or those who speak worse than others? This directly affected the pace and even the effectiveness of learning.

But when the teacher appeared, we realized that in Multiprep All these questions have already been taken into account. Firstly, Harry (our teacher) was not just a person who read a couple of books on the sterilization of medical instruments and came to us to retell them. For several years he worked as a Sterile Processing Technician in a hospital and in a surgical center, so he explained the material not in memorized book phrases, but in a living language with examples and even jokes. With this presentation, the material was easier to understand and easier to remember.

The problem of language inconsistency was solved using WhatsApp chat. The classes were held according to a clearly defined plan and at such a pace that we had time to cover all the topics of the course; Harry explained some points in Russian. Those who needed additional advice could ask for some nuances to be re-explained via WhatsApp or even call Harry personally - he gave his phone number in the first lesson.

The lessons were lively and interesting, so 6 hours flew by unnoticed, but still studying on Saturdays and Sundays took away the lion's share of my weekends with my family. It would be more convenient for me if classes were held on weekdays in the evenings. But that's probably my only complaint. Multiprep. For the rest, everything suited me.

Over the course of 8 weekends, we weren’t just prepared for a theory test—we were actually taught how to sterilize instruments. They explained and showed how to do this using different methods; how to effectively clean instruments of all types of contaminants and keep them sterile. The test questions themselves (you could choose to take questions with or without answers) were given to us at the end of the course, and we actively discussed them in our WhatsApp chat.

Job search and future plans

I passed the test the first time and immediately called Harry and Gala - I really wanted to show off my success. They congratulated me, but reminded me that the CRCST certificate was not the end goal of their course. Then we started working on finding work. I sent Harry my resume and he made edits and gave practical advice on how to ace interviews and shared links to job sites.

Two weeks ago I started actively looking for a job, sending my resume to vacancies that interest me. There are already first responses from employers, 4 invitations to interviews, as well as an internship offer. I'm still thinking about it. There are really a lot of offers on the market, I reject some of them because they provide for night shifts, and this is not at all suitable for me, the mother of a small child.

The course Multiprep I was inspired: I want to continue to learn and develop. When I gain work experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, I want to continue my studies and pass tests for the following certificates (endoscope reprocessing or healt care leader) - these will be higher paying positions.

If you are interested in learning a new promising profession, sign up for a course Multiprep. Schedule upcoming courses:

  • The Russian-language course will begin on June 18, classes will be held online on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 to 15:00 for 11 weeks. Cost - from $995.
  • An English-language course starts on September 10, online classes on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 to 15:00, duration - 9 weeks. Cost - from $950.

Register for the Sterile Processing Technician course at Multyprep School and find out more here to register:, as well as by phone +1 917-945-9506.

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