Certification Opportunities for Safety Officers
CHEM (Certified Healthcare Environmental Manager)
Nationally Recognized Certification Program ECRI Institute's CHEM provides continuing education and certification for acute and long-term healthcare environmental safety and security professionals worldwide. Recertification required every three years.
CHSP (Certified Healthcare Safety Professional)
The CHSP would be appropriate for safety directors, patient safety officers, security managers, maintenance or plant operations directors, support services executives, environment of care coordinators, environmental services directors, compliance coordinators, safe committee members, risk managers, quality coordinators, nursing supervisors, healthcare consultants, physicians, biomedical professionals, hazardous materials specialists, healthcare consultants, safety or insurance consultants, and other qualified healthcare professionals.
CHEP (Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional)
The CHEP was developed to meet the need for a practical but professional certification for healthcare emergency executives, managers, coordinators, and associates.
