For additional information on a career as a central service technician and a list of accredited programs, contact:
International Association of Healthcare and Materials Management
213 W. Institute Place, Suite 307
Chicago, IL 60610
Telephone: (312) 440-0078
Fax: (312) 440-9474
24-Hour Answering Service: (800) 962-8274
Email IAHCSMM.org
Website: www.IAHCSMM.org
For information on becoming a Certified Registered Central Service Technician, contact:
Self-Directed Learning Programs
Purdue University
1586 Stewart Center
West Lafayette IN 47907-1586
Website: www.cll.purdue.edu
Emial: centralserv@purdue.edu
Certification can also be attained through:
The Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution
CBSPD - 2 Industrial Park Road, Suite # 3, Alpha, NJ 08865
Phone: 1-800-555-9765 or Toll # 908-454-9555
Fax: 908-454-9554
AAMI ST 46: 2002 states,"It is recommended that all personnel performing sterilization activities be certified as a condition of employment. As a minimum, all such personnel should successfully complete a CS Certification examination within 2 years of employment".
" The Chapters of New York State shall work together to promote knowledge and the experience of the Central Service Profession, and work togehter to achieve National certification as a requirement of employment in New York State".
WHY CERTIFICATION?
Being certified demonstrates your Educational Qualifications. It demonstrates that you are dedicated to continued competency, and your committment to professionalism.
NYSACSP Past President, Bonnie Ingham, explained to conference attendees that NYSACSP representatives will work together in the future to “raise the bar” of the profession.
Certification effects the bottom line. With knowledge and education a superior product can be produced directly effecting the quality of patient care, although in-direct, carrying all the responsibility of any direct care giver
Read about what the Central Service Technician does for a living, education and training requirements, and necessary skills, click here: The Healthcare Central Service Technician.
Click here to read "Raising the Bar: Why Central Service Certification Makes a Difference", written by Don Gordon and Stephen M. Kovach.
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