New Jersey Mandates Central Service Personnel Certification – Will Your State be Next?

West Orange, NJ. November 17, 2004. ISH Inc, a leading Healthcare Professional Services firm with a specialty in Perioperative Services and Sterile Processing operations Improvement today reported that beginning in 2005, the State of New Jersey is requiring that Central Service staff have formal education and certification in sterile processing. Other states are expected to soon follow New Jersey’s lead.

ISH has for many years been the leader in clinical education programs and offers a comprehensive, academically based program that prepares Sterile Processing technicians to take the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) certification examination.

The core curriculum includes the following:

• Microbiology for Central Service
• Infection Control
• Cleaning and Decontamination
• Principles of Disinfections, Sterilization and Sterilization Methods
• Instrument Care and Handling
• Packaging and Sterile Storage
• Procurement, Inventory Management and Distribution Systems (including Case Cart Systems)
• Safety and Risk Management
• Human Relation Skills, Professional Development and Customer Service
• Recommended Practices and Standards (JCAHO, AAMI, AORN, CDC), Regulations and Regulatory
• Agencies (FDA, OSHA, State DOH)
• Basic Medical Terminology

“We have been and continue to serve as advocates for Sterile Processing professionals and are dedicated to raising the awareness of the contribution they make to the success of health systems. For the past twelve years we have been working with hospitals to establish their own internal Sterile Processing Staff Certification and Instrument Recognition Education programs. Our programs feature a combination of classroom and “hands-on” workshop learning that actually exceeds the requirements of JCAHO, AHA, and IAHCS” stated Carol Reilly Senior Vice President, Clinical Practice, ISH Inc. “Our low cost, high value staff education, professional development, and employee retention programs were created to support healthcare professionals in their quest for ever-improving patient safety levels throughout the continuum of care”

About ISH
Since 1989 ISH has been a leading provider of strategic, operational, and IT business planning and implementation professional services for Healthcare. ISH focuses on Business, Perioperative, and Clinical Operations and Information Systems. They have partnered with some of the largest facilities in the country, and their people are respected professionals and thought leaders from throughout the Healthcare field.

For more information:
Contact: John Amoscato
Phone: 800-284-8018 ext 242

“For the leader with the discipline to deliver measurable results, look to ISH”