Sterile Processing Exam Application and Hourly Experience Verification
The introductory certification for Sterile Processing (SP) professionals.
Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification is designed to recognize entry level and existing technicians who have demonstrated the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to provide competent services as a central service technician.
CRCSTs are integral members of the healthcare team who are responsible for decontaminating, inspecting, assembling, disassembling, packaging, and sterilizing reusable surgical instruments or devices in a health care facility that are essential for patient safety.
To earn CRCST certification, candidates are required to successfully demonstrate skills through the completion of hands-on work experience as well as the successful completion of an examination developed to measure the understanding of general central service and infection prevention topics. CRCST certificants are required to recertify annually through the completion of continuing education requirements.
