CSSM Recertification

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CSSM RecertificationWhat follows after you passed the CSSM certification examination

CSSM®

+Presenter

James X Stobinski

PhD RN CNOR CSSM

Director of Credentialing and Education

Competency and Credentialing Institute

Denver, CO

+Objectives

Provide an overview of the CSSM certification program

Describe the recertification requirements for the CSSM

credential

Contrast the CSSM recertification program with other

previous/existing recertification methods

Delineate the Professional Development Points Method for a

hypothetical CSSM certificant

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Background

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Pass Rates

CSSM

2015 Total 85 67 18 78.82%

2016 YTD 4 4 0 100%

+Rationale

The CSSM recertification mechanism was designed to be

fundamentally different than the CNOR recertification

process

CSSM is conceptualized as a mechanism to facilitate your

ongoing professional development and lifelong learning

Your professional development plan will address your

knowledge levels as identified by your initial certification

examination scores

This recertification method was developed in response to the

direction provided by our accreditation providers

+Key Points

Professional development methods will guide and facilitate knowledge acquisition and learning experiences relative to the Job Analysis findings underlying the CSSM credential

This recertification mechanism requires a degree of planning and commitment to the process

How much work you must do in your recertification process and in which areas is linked to your performance on the CSSM certification examination

The credential cannot be maintained solely by doing CE –No matter how well you scored on the initial certification examination

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Recertification Options

There are just two choices for recertification

1. Take the certification exam again

2. The Professional Development Points Method

Pre-planning is necessary

The Professional Development Points Method drives from the

score on the CSSM certification examination.

No one can recertify by doing only CE

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Example 1

+Recertification Requirements

The certificant has scored At or Above Competency in 6 of

the 7 Categories

The certificant has scored Below Competency in 1 category –

Human Resources

The certificant must earn 250 Professional Development

Points to recertify their credential

The certificant must earn 125 Professional Development

Points in the Human Resources category to recertify their

credential

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Example 2

+Recertification Requirements

The certificant has scored At or Above Competency in 5 of the 7 Categories

The certificant has scored Below Competency in 2 categories –Financial Management and Operational Management

The certificant must earn 250 Professional Development Points to recertify their credential.

The certificant must earn 125 Professional Development Points to recertify their credential

62.5 points in the Financial Management category and

62.5 points in the Operational Management category

+Timeline – 2015 Test Takers

If you passed the CSSM certification examination in

2015:

Your accrual period is 1 JAN 15 to 31 DEC 17

You must earn all of your professional

development points during this interval

Your credential will expire 31 DEC 18

You cannot earn points in the year 2018

+Timeline – 2016 Test Takers

If you passed the CSSM certification examination in

2016:

Your accrual period is 1 JAN 16 to 31 DEC 18

You must earn all of your professional

development points during this interval

Your credential will expire 31 DEC 19

You cannot earn points in the year 2019

+Where do I get my Professional

Development Points?

There are 9 categories in which to earn points

You may choose the categories in which to earn points

No requirement to earn points in any category

There are points limits in all categories except Academic

Credit

Unlimited points may be earned in Academic Credit

BSN, MSN, MBA, or doctoral studies may be used

+ The CSSM Handbook

http://www.cc-institute.org/docs/default-

source/cssm/cssm_candidate_handbook_2015.pdf?sfvrsn=2

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Pre-Planning

is a must with

the CSSM credential

+ Categories

Continuing Education

1 CE is 2 points

150 point maximum

Academic Credit

1 semester hour/credit -15 points

1 quarter hour -10 points

There is no points limit in this category

Service as a Board Officer or Committee Member

100 point maximum

Examples (not all inclusive)

International, national or state committee, elected or BOD mbr (50

pts/year)

Local or facility committee member (10pts/yr)

+ Categories

Clinical Inquiry

(evidence-based practice projects and/or research)

Maximum – 100 points

Primary Investigator – 50pts

Co-Investigator – 25pts

Instructor, Academic Program

Maximum – 150 pts

1 semester hour/credit -15 points

1 quarter hour -10 points

Precepting/Mentoring

Maximum – 150 pts

This option does not apply to orienting new staff to the workplace.

+ Categories Volunteer, CCI Test development committee

Professional Presentations

Maximum – 150 pts

Must grant CE

Podium presentation (must be minimum 30 minutes in length) 30 pts

In-service (must be minimum of 30 minutes in length) 30 pts

Poster presentation 20 pts

+ Categories

Author - Book, journal article, or patient/family

educational material - Maximum – 100 pts

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Key Points

For the Continuing Education – You must have a CE certificate

ACLS, PALS, NALS

Healthstream courses

All of the activities have an evidence requirement

Maintain a filing system

Keep all of the evidence until you receive your new certificate

Some evidence may also be used for CNOR and CRNFA

recertification

+How do I get the correct CE?

CE at professional meetings (AORN SC&E, OR Manager)

Must have a CE certificate

Category 1 CME Credits may be used to fulfill CE

requirements

Maximum of 50% or 75 points may be earned with CME

Must categorize for your CE log in CYZAP (CCI system)

A catalog exists at CCI for many of the professional meetings

Shani Shirley – 303-368-6725 can assist

+Where do I get my Professional

Development Points?

Other Activities

Remember your accrual period

The “Ben and Jerry’s Approach” may not be possible w/ CSSM

You must plan out your activities to earn the needed points

If you passed in 2015

You have until 31 DEC 2017 to earn your points

If you passed in 2016

You have until 31 DEC 2018 to earn your points

+CYZAP

The Professional Points Method is an on line

system

There are no paper applications

+Emeritus Status

CSSMs who have retired from surgical services management

may file for emeritus status.

Those certificants holding emeritus status may use the

designation CSSM(e) for the balance of their professional

career.

The retiree must pay a one-time fee and submit an

application.

The application for emeritus status must be submitted and

accepted prior to the current credential having lapsed.

CSSM(E) members may be considered for CCI Board and

committee appointments.

+The Second Recertification Cycle

After the first recertification nurses holding the CSSM credential will have two choices regarding their professional development:

Re-take the CSSM certification examination to again establish a professional development course/pathway for the second recertification cycle.

Take a self-assessment examination to establish a professional development course/pathway

These methods will determine the amount of professional development activity needed to maintain the credential and also the focus of that activity

The self-assessment examination is still in development

A new and different form of the CSSM certification exam will be used for those who choose to re-test

+CCI Staff

Shani Shirley

Credentialing Specialist

303.368.6725

sshirley@cc-institute.org

Jim Stobinski

Director of Credentialing and Education

720.257.4372

jstobinski@cc-institute.org

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Questions?