I just went online to look at the ISM Certification. It is extremely expensive, if you are not going to receive compensation from your facility, either in tuition reimbursement, or salary compensation.

It seems like a great program and it requires you to complete several hours of CE to maintain your certification (84 over 5 years). However, I couldn't find online, whether there were criteria for the CE (ie would our Conference CE count towards the total).

I am truly interested in certification. I guess I just didn't know how much it costs to get started. Whoa!

Name of Facility: Arnot Ogden Medical Center

City, State: Acute Care 256 beds

Years as a Buyer: 7

Jennifer,

Give me a call and I will try to answer some of your questions. 504-456-8066

Name of Facility: East Jefferson General Hospital

City, State: Acute Care Hospital

Years as a Buyer: 6