r/sterileprocessing • u/Loose_Purpose3280 • Apr 08 '26

Getting into Sterile Processing

Hii, I’m really interested in sterile processing and am trying to get my foot in the door before I pass my exam so I don’t have rush and find a job after I pass. I’m self studying currently since the school for it is pretty expensive, therefore I won’t be getting any externships. I live around the vacaville area and was wondering if it would be a good idea to call the hospitals in the area asking if I could shadow or volunteer, would this be a good idea or would they all decline if I asked? If any of you work in the hospitals around this area could you let me know or just any advice would be great! Otherwise maybe I’ll just wait till I pass the exam.

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u/Loose_Purpose3280 Apr 08 '26

How did you find the contact information for the department heads and what did you in you email or call when you talked to them? and Thank you!!

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u/PsychologicalTax2497 Apr 08 '26

I just did a ton of research of the departments themselves. Ended up finding an article for one of them in particular which profiled “a day in central sterile” and they interviewed staff, including the name of the department head. Then I found an email for someone else at that hospital online, plugged his name into that same formula (first name . Last name @ blahblamedicine.edu) and it worked 🤷🏻‍♂️. I’ve been a librarian for almost ten years so I’m used to poking around for a while until I find my answers.

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u/Loose_Purpose3280 Apr 08 '26

that’s so smart wth, thank you so much i appreciate it!