Hope you All have a/ had a great Holiday with bonus pay! I was on call and got called in for a full 8 hour shift, plus critical needs pay because I volunteered to be on call after the tech who was assigned the holiday originally quit in October. Merry Christmas to Me$$$$$$

I’ve only worked SPD in day and swing shift. Pros/cons of night shift? I’ll

Hello everyone, I passed my CRCST exam not to long ago, i am self taught through the 9th edition books through HSPA website. I applied to a hospital that has quite a few sterile processing texh positions. They switched my account to “Active candidate” but it’s been a couple weeks and i haven’t heard back, no email or call. So im wondering should or can i go to the hospital in person and ask to speak to someone in the SPD, or HR?

Hello everyone. I have my provisional and I'm very desperate to get the 400 hours training. I've been trying fir months but to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.

I think I may have to take the other testing because hspa really is not working for me this is my second time failing that test.

I was just curious if it's possible to pass cbspd by just using sterileworx?

After 5 hospitals rejections I finally landed a job! I'm a little bit nervous and I feel like I need to study up a bit more before I head in. I was wondering if y'all could recommend any good videos or study guides that would help be ready for my first day?

What would yall say the best study method is?

Which website would yall recommend?

Some of my students want to move there when they’re done with school for this career, is there a demand for it? I heard that some cities are so overly saturated that it’s hard people to find work in this field.

Our department has been passed over for Cost Of Living raises two years in a row. We're in our state's most prestigious learning hospital and we make the same amount of money as a McDonald's shift lead. Certification assistance is offered but certification is only required for supervisory positions.

Unionizing seems daunting and I'm not certain how to start. Is anyone's department affiliated with another union, like IWW? I've been told that we can only unionize a non-certified department if we get all non certified workers involved (like housekeeping) but that sounds incorrect.

Looking for resources. Anything helps!

I am just curious of what most people in Houston staring pay as a sterile processor. I know it depends on the facility mainly but I would just like to get an idea of what I may start at once I finish my certification.

Hello everyone I'm back again. I failed my first time and I am taking the test on Monday around one I read the book and at the moment studying through it and it was hard to concentrate I've been using sterile worx quizzes and exam practice test. I've been in sterile processing for about 1 year and a half and I just need some encouragement and what areas were the most important to study.

I’ve heard people say that SPT is a very hazardous job that uses gasses and chemicals that cause cancer from inhalation. A family friend says he knows women that were SPT and got cancer later on down the road from the job because the protective gear isn’t enough protection from the toxic chemicals/gasses. Is this/do you think this is true??

Hi, I was wondering if anyone here has gone through the online program for sterile processing at Rowan University in NJ. Looking for feedback or any other recommendations for this area.

What kind of questions are in the provisional exam? I have an appointment on March of 2025. I haven’t started my 400hrs yet, how does the provisional certification work once I complete my 400hrs.

Anyone here from Vegas and know of any openings??

I scheduled my exam for next yr FEB 10th and im curious what should i study up on. I watch the sterile guy and he addresses the chapters i must focus on of course but was there anything on the exam that surprised u? Maybe some medical terminology or endoscope questions that were tricky, Thanks Sterile Fam!

Hello all, hope you’re all having a wonderful evening. I know I am because I passed my CRCST today. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten a certification email from prometrics (that’s where I took my test). Some have told me they got it within the hour they finished. I finished at 9:28am today and it’s going on hour 12 with no email? Am I being to hasty? What’s going on?

I looked over some sample questions and it all seems pretty easy.

My facility is ass backwards and when I raise my sterility concerns I'm only met with hostility and they ask me to prove it and when I do they tell me dental is different while I was under the impression something is sterile or it's not what is your advice on what I should do

Hello! I've been working in this field for over a year now, at the hospital I had my externship at. I really enjoy this work and feel I am good at it. The only problem is management. I am tired of being treated like an idiot because I don't psychically know things I haven't been trained to do. "Just ask more questions!" Well great, but I can't ask questions about things I don't know about, because I don't know to ask about them. In talking with my coworkers and reading online, it seems like this sort of thing is incredibly common in this field. Blame, mistreatment, understaffing, no recognition of any kind unless something goes wrong. Is it worth it to look for another job? Or should I just expect that this goes hand in hand with the work?

How do you decide what a good sterile processing opportunity looks like?

already completed the required schooling, just want to get hands on training before actually taking the test. any recommendations for non cert jobs & externships? i’m located in NC, around the Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem areas.

Im waiting to hear back from the VA about a job, but was wondering what I should be expecting hourly.

Hi guys,

My instructor has given us an assignment that I would really appreciate help with! We need to give an example of the wrong agent being used on an instrument and the corrective measures taken after. Does anyone have any stories they can share?

Anyone that did the book only, what did yall put ?

I’m sure questions like this are asked often, but I was hired into the position as a non-certified role but I have the option of getting certified, and they pay for it and it equates to more pay for me.

So now hard is the test?

All multiple choice?

Does it focus MORE on one area over the area? (Decon, assembly, sterilization)?

I’m a month into this and caught on to everything pretty quickly, I plan on testing in March