Passing the CSSM certification validates the knowledge required to serve as a leader in the perioperative environment. Now that you hold the credential you must fulfill a personalized professional development plan to recertify the credential. This webinar will cover the CSSM score report received upon passing the examination and the connection to your professional development activities. Recertification requirements and recordkeeping processes will be detailed. The session will conclude with a question and answer period with the CCI staff. Learn more about certification at http://www.cc-institute.org and watch the full webinar at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upnml85EMZM

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CSSM Recertification
What follows after you passed the CSSM certification examination
CSSM®

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Presenter
James X Stobinski
PhD RN CNOR CSSM
Director of Credentialing and Education
Competency and Credentialing Institute
Denver, CO

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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%
2016YTD 4 4 0 100%

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

16. + 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

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 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)

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 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.

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 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

21. + 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

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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

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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

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CYZAP
 The Professional Points Method is an on line
system
 There are no paper applications

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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.

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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

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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?