Karen Owens

Karen Owens RN, MSN, CRCST, CIS, CHL, FCS is a director of clinical education services field operations for STERIS Corporation. She has 32 years of nursing, management and operational experience in healthcare, including 10 years as a central services manager and 5 years as a system director covering 11 hospital SPDs. Owens is triple certified in sterile processing and is a Fellow in Central Processing through IAHCSMM. She is a former president of the Kentuckiana IAHCSMM Chapter and holds a Master of Nursing Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University.