
Vantage Point offers review training sessions that address key concepts and principles for the following certification examinations offered by the International Board for Certification Services and Management (IBFCSM):
- Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP)
- Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)
- Certified Emergency Disaster Professional (CEDP)
- Certified Healthcare Fire Safety Professional (CHFSP – formerly Fire Safety Management, FSM).
Vantage Point is the only organization located in the Midwest to offer live and virtual preparation courses for these certifications and can provide training sessions at onsite locations, our central Indiana training location, or through online presentations. Each session includes an eight-hour review presentation. Currently, all exam candidates must take their 2.5-hour certification exam online with a live remote proctor. Exams may be taken 24/7/365 but slots must be available for the date and time desired.
Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP) Certification
Who this course is for
- Healthcare emergency directors, managers, coordinators, associates, consultants and others.
What you’ll learn
- Supports the healthcare environment of care and the local community
- Preparation for dealing with an emergency situation.
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An emergency in a healthcare organization can suddenly and significantly threaten its ability to provide care for the community when it is needed the most. In times like these, it’s vital that the core emergency management principles are in place—planning, response, mitigation, and recovery. CHEP is a practical, professional certification for healthcare emergency directors, managers, coordinators, associates, consultants, and others who work or coordinate real-world issues with the health sector. The program relies on information, standards, and best practices from reliable sources including organizations such NFPA, ASTM, DHS, EPA, OSHA, FEMA, and accrediting organizations such as The Joint Commission.
The CHEP certification program includes an eight-hour day of training and review for the exam. The three-hour exam is then proctored on the second day. Subject matter includes:
- Emergency Management Fundamentals
- Healthcare Emergency Concepts and Accreditation Standards
- Emergency Requirements and Joint Commission Related Standards
- Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Pandemic
- Other Emergency Management concepts
Healthcare organizations need professionals that understand how emergency management principles support the healthcare environment of care, the local community, and the nation.
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) Certification
“I passed the CHSP exam. There is NO doubt the training helped! While I acknowledge that a few questions went a bit deeper into the weeds than I was prepared for, I either guessed correctly (due to refocused study post-training) or missing those questions did not significantly impact my final score. I do believe the training helped me focus the last couple weeks of study before the exam…”
— Richard D. Beougher, Texas Regional Security Director
Who this course is for
- Healthcare personnel who understand the importance of proactive safety practice.
What you’ll learn
- Supporting operational effectiveness.
- Improving care processes.
- Reducing costs.
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The CHSP credential focuses on the importance of using management principles to improve the safety performance of healthcare organizations. Healthcare organizations need certified professionals that understand how proactive safety practice supports operational effectiveness, improves care processes, and reduces organizational costs.
The broad scope of the CHSP Certification attracts applicants from various healthcare 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.
The CHSP certification program includes an eight-hour day of training and review for the exam. The three-hour exam is then proctored on the second day.
Certified Emergency Disaster Professional (CEDP) Certification
Who this course is for
- Personnel working in the public, private and governmental positions related to emergency/disaster management.
What you’ll learn
- Professional credential.
- Improving care processes.
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The CEDP is a professional credential for those working in the public, private, and governmental positions related to emergency/disaster management. Personnel serving in the following related functions may qualify to sit for the Exam:
- Emergency/disaster managers or coordinators
- Public health department personnel including infection prevention professionals
- Federal, state, and local government personnel performing emergency related responsibilities
- Hazardous material managers
- First responders including fire and law enforcement professionals
- Emergency medical technicians
- Emergency, safety, and management consultants
- Occupational safety and health managers
- Hazard control professionals
- Private security officers
- Emergency volunteers
- Any others who work in functions related to emergency and disaster management
The CEDP certification program includes an eight-hour day of training and review for the exam. The three-hour exam is then proctored on the second day. Subject matter addresses emergency planning, management, response, and mitigation concepts.
For more information on CEDP Certification, please contact us.
Certified Healthcare Fire Safety Professional (CHFSP) Certification
Formerly Fire Safety Management (FSM)
Who this course is for
- Available to individuals holding CHSP or CHEP credential.
What you’ll learn
- Professional credential.
- Supporting operational effectiveness.
- Improving care processes.
- Reducing costs.
You may be interested to know
- Two and a half hour proctored FSM exam content is broad in nature
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The Certified Healthcare Fire Safety Professional (CHFSP) Designation is now a stand-alone credential. Upon passing the CHFSP Examination, the certified member becomes a CHFSP credentialed by the International Board for Certification of Safety Managers (IBFCSM).
The course includes a one-day exam preparation and review of National Fire Protection Association codes, OSHA regulations, and Joint Commission standards. Developed with the assistance of practicing professionals and subject matter experts, the three-hour proctored FSM Exam is multiple choice and requires no mathematical or engineering calculations. The exam content is broad and can cover many fire-related topics in addition to NFPA 101 and Accreditation Standards.
Price: $650.00
For more information on CHFSP Certification, please contact us.