BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers​

BLS Provider - American Heart Association Basic Life Support

​This is the most common kind of CPR certification needed by Healthcare Professionals. 

participants are taught to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, provide appropriate ventilation, and use an AED as soon as possible.

Healthcare professionals include, but are not limited to, the following: Doctors, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians, Certified Nurse Assistants, Medical Assistants, Physician Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, Phlebotomy Technicians, Electrocardiogram Technicians, or any other ancillary healthcare practitioners who work in a clinical setting or hospital. 

Please consult with any employer and/or your accreditation institution that oversees your credentials as to which class is required for your licensure / certification. 

• Critical concepts for high quality CPR for the adult, child, and infant

• Relief of choking for the adult, child, and infant

• Use of the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

• Rescue Breathing / Intro to CPR with an advanced airway

• Use of the Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM)

• 1 and 2 rescuer CPR for the adult, child, and infant

A 25 question multiple choice a test is administered after the completion of class. 
A passing score of 84% or better is required before your card can be issued. 
A successful Skills Test is required to complete this class. 

Students will receive an American Heart Association BLS for the Healthcare Provider eCard at the end of class after successfully completing the test and all Skills Stations.

BLS Provider Blended e-Learning uses a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, eSimulations, animations, self-directed learning, and interactive activities to teach students BLS knowledge and skills.

After completing the online portion, students attend a structured BLS Blended e-Learning Skills which is a hands-on session with an AHA Instructor.