Certified PICC Ultrasound Inserter (CPUI)
PICC Excellence is proud to offer our Certified PICC Ultrasound Inserter (CPUI) certification. This is a pathway to grow your career as a vascular access specialist.
This pathway gives you the next steps to raising your qualification to EXPERT, then maintain those qualifications through renewal and experience.
Certification is a process by which an association grants recognition to an individual who has met predetermined standards specified by that association or agency. PICC Certification does NOT verify competency. Rather, PICC Excellence certifies that the candidate has met specific standards of knowledge and training specific to PICCs as a credentialing process. Click here to download your application form.
Steps to become PICC Qualified*
- Gain your education through the online Adult or Pediatric PICC Insertion Bundle or PICC Workshops
- Perform a supervised simulated insertion, can be done in workshops
- Perform clinical precepted insertions on patients, establishing competency as documented by your preceptor (Competency Assessment form)
- Complete CPUI Application and send qualification materials (see below)
Complete Your CPUI Application
- Application for PICC Certification Page 1 – This form provides personal information (name, address, phone number, professional license number, employer info, email, etc…). Also included is a Checklist of Forms which lists all required forms for submission before application can be processed.
- Current Supervised Insertion Competency Checklist – Pages 2 – 4 Document a supervised insertion allowing the preceptor to assess specific step-by-step procedures to ensure you are following insertion guidelines as established by INS and CDC. Signatures are required by both you and your preceptor upon completion of the assessment. Please submit 1 copy of Competency Assessment.
- Verification of PICC Experience – Page 5 List your PICC training, PICC experience, and courses/conferences you have attended, and CE credits earned. Form requires a signature by your employer or supervisor attesting to the validity of the information.
- Applicant Statement and Notary Page 6– Signature required to swear the information on the Verification of PICC Experience is true. Statement must be signed and notarized to validate your identity.
- Provide copy of Professional License verification
- Certificate showing 8CE’s of Basic PICC and ultrasound training or multiple certificates on basic PICC insertion adding up to 8CE’s.
Submit all completed forms and documentation to PICC Excellence for processing. You may submit your application for approval prior to purchase. Please note, once purchased, there are no NO REFUNDS for the CPUI Certification Program. To submit the application: download and complete the CPUI Application, add all required documentation as pdf documents, and send to the Certification Administrator. You may send via email PICCCertAdmin@piccexcellence.com, or info@piccexcellence.com or you may also upload the application with documentation directly to your PICC Excellence online account. Find Manage/Upload Documentation Library in your Personal Information section of your account page and notify the certification administrator.
You may also mail by USPS to:
PICC Excellence Inc.
Certification Administrator
18 E. Johnson St
Hartwell, GA 30643
Once your documentation is approved, you will become eligible to take the CPUI exam. The Certification Administrator will grant access to the CPUI Final Exam. This consists of a 200 question test. You must score 80% or higher to pass. You will have 3 hours to complete the exam. You will be granted a 60 day period to take the CPUI Final Exam. Access will be revoked after the 60 days and you must contact the Certification Administrator to continue.
You will also find a class record in your account titled “Remote Proctor Access Validation”. This will test your computer and network connection and validate video and audio recording on your computer. These must be in working order to take the final exam. You must complete this before you take the final exam.
PICC Excellence receives automatic official confirmation of the successful completion of the exam after it has been reviewed by Remote Proctor, and then will issue a formal Certified PICC Ultrasound Inserter (CPUI) certificate and permission to use the CPUI designation for a period of three years. The documents will be mailed directly to the candidate. PICC Certification and use of CPUI credentials is effective for three years from the date of issue and must be renewed triennially.
Independent Proctoring:
PICC Excellence uses an independent Exam Remote Proctor Service. The applicant will be accessing the Software Secure Remote Proctor Service to take the CPUI exam and a video-record will be made. Detailed instructions are provided once the CPUI Program is purchased. If you have any problems with these instructions, please call us at 706 377-3360 during normal business hours (7am – 11pm EST).
Renew Your CPUI
Renewal of the CPUI credential requires proof current licensure, documentation of a minimum of 36 successful ultrasound guided PICC insertions within the previous 36 months and completion of 6 CEs (or Summary Reviews of PICC related articles or programs. CPUIs who fail to submit verification of the required insertions AND continuing education summary forms by the deadline (expiration of current CPUI Certification) are required to start the CPUI Certification process from the beginning as a new applicant.