Instrument Specialist Certification

On your own time

$120.00 (Book not included)

10 Lectures & 12 Quizes

$140 Initial Exam

Current, full CRCST certification must be obtained prior to taking the CIS exam and must be kept current to maintain your CIS certification.

To earn CIS certification, candidates are required to successfully demonstrate skills through the completion of 200 hours of hands-on work experience in a Sterile Processing department, as well as the successful completion of an examination developed to measure the understanding of all instrument reprocessing functions (including instrument support system functions, instrumentation practice skills, knowledge and recognition of medical instruments, plus Sterile Processing technician responsibilities). CIS certification holders are required to re-certify annually through the completion of continuing education requirements.

200 hours of experience must be completed in a Sterile Processing department (SPD), on a paid or volunteer basis. These hours must be completed at the time of application and must have been accumulated within the past five years. Hands-on experience provides an invaluable resource with which to better understand the standards, knowledge, and practices needed to be successful in an SPD and on the exam. These hours are broken down into the following areas of experience:

• Instrument Decontamination (92 hours)
• Instrument Assembly (92 hours)
• Instrument Information System Management (12 hours)
• Surgery Observation (4 hours)