A management-level credential that proves a transport leader can run a hospital patient transport operation at a professional standard. Scenario based, set at an Advanced to Expert level, and built with national peer data. Developed by Impact Training Company in partnership with NAHTM.
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A role that has long lacked a professional standard
The Certified Patient Transport Management Professional (CPTMP) is a written, management-level certification for the people who lead hospital patient transport. It validates applied management judgment across the full scope of the role: running daily flow and turnaround, leading and developing staff, defending budget and resources, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance, and making sound decisions from operational data.
The exam is scenario based and set at an Advanced to Expert level. Every question is built around a realistic situation a working transport manager faces, with answer options that all represent reasonable actions. Earning the credential shows the holder can tell the strongest decision from the merely acceptable one. It is not a test of memorized definitions.
CPTMP is developed by Impact Training Company in partnership with the National Association of Healthcare Transport Management (NAHTM).
For the individual, the credential is a clear signal of readiness.
As a hospital transport leadership certification, CPTMP gives organizations a defensible standard for who leads patient movement. Hospitals invest in it because better-prepared transport leaders are positioned to:
That makes the healthcare transport management certification straightforward to justify as a professional-development investment, and a candidate for employer reimbursement. If you need budget approval, the value points above are written to support that conversation with leadership.
CPTMP is for the people responsible for operational performance, workforce management, patient movement, and departmental outcomes.
CPTMP is designed for the people who manage hospital and health-system patient transport: current patient transport managers and supervisors, experienced transport professionals preparing to move into management, and operations or support-services leaders with patient transport in their portfolio.
The exam assumes real management experience and is scoped to inpatient transport in acute-care settings. It is the patient transport manager certification, and patient transport supervisor certification, built for the actual job.
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Developed by Impact Training Company, led by Donald Sipp Jr. MBA, PMP, CHESP, RESE, CHTI-2, CMIP, in partnership with NAHTM.
Scenario-based multiple choice, proctored delivery. The 8 unscored pilot questions are seeded throughout for future-cycle calibration, consistent with standard certification practice. Exam fee, total testing time, scheduling, and the passing standard will be published at launch.
What the credential actually validates, domain by domain.
The daily operation. How a manager runs transport workflow and turnaround, keeps patients and staff safe, meets regulatory requirements, and holds quality steady under pressure.
Leading the team end to end. Building, leading, and managing the team across the full employment lifecycle, from hiring through discipline, including union environments, recognition, training, and team culture.
HR and labor topics are tested at the principle level, so the credential holds across union and non-union environments and different organizational policies.
Leading, not just managing. Strategic thinking, change leadership, professional ethics, and a personal commitment to growth.
The cost side of running the department. Understanding financial performance, managing a budget, interpreting KPIs, and making the business case to leadership. Patient transport is typically a cost center, so the exam does not cover revenue cycle, billing, or reimbursement.
Using technology and data to run a better department. The focus is the manager’s use of systems and data, not IT expertise.
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15 modules across the five domains.
A structured guide to the domains and competencies.
Self-paced instruction across the full framework.
An intensive, instructor-led review.
A peer community for candidates.
All materials are built on the ITC Five-Stage instructional method and reference NAHTM benchmarking data as the canonical peer standard, a comparison frame candidates continue to use after they certify. Pricing and availability for each component are published at launch.
CPTMP is maintained on a recertification cycle with continuing education. The cycle length and continuing-education requirements are being finalized with NAHTM and will be published at launch.
CPTMP is one rung in a professional ladder for healthcare transport.
The transporter-level credential, with a planned endorsement path for advanced transporter skills.
Explore CHT →The manager-level credential. This certification.
Planned certifications to round out the leadership ladder.
Already credentialing your frontline team? See the CHTI instructor credential and Patient Transport consulting.
Impact Training Company develops and publishes professional credentials and training for the healthcare transport field, built on a structured, practice-based instructional method.
The National Association of Healthcare Transport Management (NAHTM) is the professional association advancing the standard of hospital patient transport. NAHTM benchmarking data serves as the canonical peer reference across CPTMP study materials and the exam.
Together, they developed CPTMP to give patient transport management a credible, defensible professional standard. About Donald Sipp Jr. →
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