The CRCST exam will test your proficiency in two general categories:

General CS Knowledge

• Introduction to Central Service
• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Regulations and Standards
• Tools for Cleaning
• Surgical Instrumentation
• Complex Surgical Instruments
• Inventory Management
• Management of Patient Care Equipment
• Tracking Systems
• Quality Assurance
• Safety
• Human Relations Skills
• Ambulatory Surgery and Related Practices

Infection Control

• Microbiology
• Infection Control
• Decontamination (Point of Use Prep and Transport)
• Cleaning and Decontamination
• Disinfection
• Sterile Packaging and Storage
• Point of Use Processing
• High Temperature Sterilization
• Low Temperature Sterilization

CHL: Certification in Healthcare Leadership through Advantage Support Services, Inc.
May 11, 2012
The objectives of the Certification Program are to encourage re-certification, to promote continuing education, to recognize healthcare sterile processing, to promote the education of healthcare sterile processing, to promote professional accountability, and to maintain a publicly accessible certification registry.  Please use this link for further information that is available to those wishing to register for [...]

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On-line Program will Educate and Train Entire Departments
April 17, 2012
Advantage Support Services’ On-line Program will educate and train entire departments, as well as new hires and existing Central Sterile Processing staff. The Program will provide technicians with the initial base knowledge of “the how” and “the why” for processing instruments. The On-line Program presents detailed training demonstrations for the following: Decontamination: The point of receiving items into [...]

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Improving Sterile Processes In Operating Rooms
April 2, 2012
Providing quality, perfect care in the operating room is essential for a great outcome for every patient.  It takes a lot of training for all parties involved to ensure this happens. Advantage Support Services has worked hard on perfecting training courses to improve the quality and procedures including sterile processing and practices.  Make sure [...]

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Advantage Support Services – Educate, Demonstrate and Train
March 23, 2012
Our team of specialists and instructors are there for you. An  instructor will educate, demonstrate and train to prepare students for certification per IAHCSMM. Welcome to this IAHCSMM certification training program. This program includes self study as well as lectures and video demonstrations from an  instructor. The instructor will also provide question and answer sessions and on-line [...]

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We Meet Your Needs at Advantage Support Services, Inc.
March 18, 2012
Advantage Support Services, Inc. Advantage Support Services, Inc. was created in 1996 by two Nashville orthopedic surgeons who wanted to insure they had consistent, dedicated and professional surgical teams. In 1997, they brought a manager with over 15 years experience in operational and product management into the partnership. From the start, Advantage’s management decisions have been [...]

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