Professional certification versus competency verification
Subject in Careers
Professional certification versus competency verification has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Bred To Lead. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jake Tayler JacobsPresident and chief operating officer of SIPS Healthcare Solutions, a sterile processing consulting firm; host of Bred To Lead
Jacobs says more than 76% of SPD managers and leaders assessed performed at an entry-level technician level.
“more than 76%. of the managers and leaders that run your departments are operating at a tech one level”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 37:36
Jacobs reports that most of 125 assessed SPD leaders had never been verified despite perfect competency scores.
“95 of the 125 have never been verified before, but all 125 had perfect competency scores”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 40:49
Edna GilliamAssistant vice president of perioperative services and sterile processing at a Delaware hospital system; OR nurse by background
Gilliam recounts that the assessment results were eye-opening for long-tenured staff, who initially rejected the test before coming on board.
“To people that have been doing this muscle memory every day for many, many years, it was eye-opening”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 35:55
Podcasts
- Bred To Lead · 1 episode
Episodes
Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the ORBred To Lead · Oct 23, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
At a live conference session, Jake Tayler Jacobs and Edna Gilliam argue that sterile processing needs verified workforce development, not just certification or temporary staffing.