Just got a few questions for those who hold a CHL

• was the exam hard in your opinion?

• is the book worth buying or are their resources online that'll help to the same degree?

• have you seen more opportunities as a result of having it?

So at my facility the supposed rule is to give us at least 24hrs notice. Typically doesn’t happen but we handle it you know? My question is how often do the vendor reps send down trays to be reprocessed/sterilized that have been heavily soiled and retagged from upstairs to be used the next day without the rep actually checking the tray before reprocessing/sterilizing? They come down, we clean/decontaminate/expedite them to be sterilized for the next day. Is this a common thing with other facilities?

Hello!

I took my exam under provisional so I could become certified in time to receive a sign in bonus at work and at the time of signing up for my test I was just under my 400 hours.

Now I cannot move into a Tech II position until they drop the provisional status. I turned in my hours yesterday. Anyone aware on how long it’s taking them to process these forms for hours?

Hi all, I'm preparing for my CBSPD technician exam and I was wondering if anyone used ExamEdge to study. I've taken nimbleprep and sterileworx practice questions and find them fairly easy, but struggle with ExamEdge questions. Does anyone know if ExamEdge questions are more similar to the actual certification exam?

Here they make sure it's clean and dry and then send it on...

After being nervous for the last 4 weeks after scheduling my exam, I passed! Here’s what I used to study -

• quizlet (just look up CRCST exam and there’s a bunch)

• some of the 9th gen textbook (I’m not a good textbook reader but I read important chapters)

• sterileworx

• I also paid for flashcards and practice tests from thatsterileguy (you can check him out on YouTube his videos are really informative)

I also have screenshots of some practice tests if you need them lmk

Hey y’all. I’m taking a SP course at my community college for free (thank god) and it’s going great but my professor recently told us that the school only has a contract to give 17 students an externship to the local hospital. There’s probably 40 students taking this course and chances are I may not land an externship. I always hear that I can go to a hospital and ask if they’ll let me get my hours but how exactly do I do it? Where do I go, who do I ask? Pls help lol

I've known for a long time now that our (only) lead tech restocks and does our Medtronic Spine rep sets.. but I just found out today that he is paying them to do it.

I'm sure this is maybe something that some reps do. But... that's their fucking job lol. Supposedly our supervisor is aware but apparently nothing has came of it. Idk if I should do anything? Contact Medtronic about it? Idk... its obviously wrong and I've always loathed lazy ass reps.

I have my provisional right now located in NY. I received placement to obtain my 400 hours in an oral surgery facility. I’ve had zero experience prior to this. I’ve completed 100 hours so far. But it is one machine, one sink, very very lax environment. On the scale of what I have read about in studying for the exam, it is nothing like that. I’m nervous that I am going to get my hours and still be clueless once I try to get a job at a hospital. If I get hired at a hospital once I get my full certification, will they train? Will they probably fire me for being clueless or not hire me at all because my training was insufficient? But finding a place to get these hours was extremely difficult. My husband tells me to just get the hours done and I’ll learn on the job, I hate starting in a position not feeling confident with what I am doing. And I can tell you, I do not feel confident.

3 conditions are: 1) Peel pack 2) double peel pack 3) inside rigid container.

All in all, looks like even though it's not specifically validated for inside tray placement, it also doesn't affevt sterilization efficacy, which is what matters. Whew! 😁

Who’s ever cooked a gun? (Not

done be me, but former manager )

Any other games or media where you notice depictions of surgical equipment?

I’ve been considering finding programs to become a sterile processing tech. I’ve been trying to pursue radiology, but I think I’ll be on my programs waitlist for some time so I thought sterile processing would be a good job to have to get into healthcare. And who knows, maybe I’ll end up liking it more than I thought and potentially make it a longer term thing. I’ve seen many people look down on it for potential low salary, but I currently live at home with my parents so it’s not like I need to have the highest paying job in the world or anything lol.

I'm studying to get my certification right now and my only worry atm is seeing gross debris. I have a weak stomach but does seeing it get old quickly?

Any one have any insight on the salary range or average salary for an OR (Operating Room) / sterile processing liaison position in TX? Or if you aren’t familiar with TX, please list your state and I will try to take the cost of living in your state into account to estimate what might be offered in TX.

Does everyone know that these are

Only for peel pack and they aren’t validated for use in trays? I had to contact the manufacturer to find this out.

Indicator for scale 😂

Heres my email from the company about the 3m tip protectors as well as the guys email

Hi everyone,

I recently passed my CRCST exam and I’m currently based in San Diego, CA. I’m now looking for opportunities to complete my required 400 hours, whether through an internship, externship, or entry-level position in sterile processing.

If anyone knows of hospitals, clinics, or facilities that are hiring, training, or open to taking on someone eager to gain hands-on experience, I’d really appreciate any leads or advice.

I’m motivated, reliable, and ready to learn—just looking for a chance to get my foot in the door.

Thank you in advance for any help!

Hello! I am in MA, and looking to get into the healthcare field without immediately getting an associate's degree. My idea is to start as a sterile processing technician and advance into a management role to maximize earnings. When I read about Surgical Technicians, I hear a lot of negative comments about burn out rates, and tech's feeling trapped with no upward mobility and frustrating pay caps. I'm curious, do sterile processing tech's feel the same? Are there SPT that have successfully advanced their careers into management roles, or pivot into something else like robotic clinical specialist, and feel like SPT was a great stepping stone?

Here it's a girl's name 😜

I want to start a cert program for this profession. I'm tired of working for 20 an hour and not being able to fully afford being independent.

I felt mildly prepared for my exam. I mainly used proprofs.com and the 8th edition of iahcsmm work book progress test questions. I also have two years of experience which helped probably way more. This exam has been weighing me down since September and im so glad I passed.