Overview
The Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) credential was established to focus on the importance of using management principles to improve the safety performance of healthcare organizations. The scope of the CHSP Exam attracts applicants from various health care backgrounds including, but not limited to, safety, security, infection prevention, employee health, nursing, quality improvement, administration, risk management, facility management, plant operations, hazardous materials management, emergency management, life safety, biomedical services, environmental services, laboratory operations, nursing homes, surgery centers, insurance loss control and safety consulting. Earning the CHSP credential provides recognition and documents achievement. The CHSP designation is one of more than 30 acceptable academic/professional designations for applicants to hold when seeking the Distinguished Fellow – DFASHRM or Fellow – FASHRM recognition of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM).
Those participating in this training need to complete the Reference Evaluation Form.This should be done no later than 2 weeks prior to the CHSP Training. To have appropriate study time before the course, you should register as soon as possible to receive the study material from the Florida Hospital Association. Registration fees must be paid in full in order to receive the study materials.