CPR 4 Your Heart, LLC
Thank you for your interest in the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Course and/or Heartsaver (HS) Instructor Course with CPR 4 Your Heart, LLC an AHA Training Center. We are committed to upholding the AHA standards of excellence in community and professional education.
Below are all the steps involved in becoming an American Heart Association BLS/HS Instructor. Please read this in its entirety. Becoming an AHA Instructor is not meant to be a quick and easy process, there are several steps involved and all are set in place to gauge your commitment level and ability to follow instruction. Teaching lifesaving skills to the public is a large responsibility that is taken very seriously by the American Heart Association, myself and my fellow Instructors.
Prerequisites
- Be 18 years of age or older- bring valid drivers license/ID to class
- Have a current AHA BLS Provider card (only AHA BLS cert accepted)-email to us before class
- Demonstrate mastery in BLS and HS skills---** Required Skills Mastery** (must be correctly demonstrated during Day 1, may need to set up skills practice/mastery session, if not shown on Day 1). 1 and 2-rescuer Adult BLS, Use of Bag-valve mask, Use of Pocket mask, Use of AED, 1 and 2-rescuer Infant BLS, Lay rescuer Adult, Child and Infant CPR/AED (Heartsaver CPR), Removing Gloves (Heartsaver First Aid), Finding the Problem (Heartsaver First Aid), Using an Epinephrine Pen (Heartsaver First Aid),Stopping Bleeding and Bandaging (Heartsaver First Aid)
- Phone call with CPR 4 Your Heart Training Center Administrator, Ruth Alvarez.
The American Heart Association BLS/HS Instructor 2 Day Course will allow the participant to teach all American Heart Association BLS level certification classes as well as the Heartsaver CPR/AED, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, Pediatric First Aid CPR AED, and Friends & Family CPR. (must have required AHA materials for each course)
In addition to the steps below, all participants must possess a valid BLS Provider (or Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED-if only teaching HS) certification card. Once all steps are successfully completed, the participant will become an American Heart Association Instructor and able to conduct classes on their own.
Step 1:
PHONE CALL
Email Ruth@cpr4yourheart.com to set up your call (send dates and times that are best to call you) to speak with us regarding your interest in becoming an instructor. During this call, we can learn more about your goals, discuss the instructor course skills mastery requirements, and ensure you completed/can complete your pre-requisites.
Step 2:
- We will email you the Instructor Candidate Application, complete the first two portions and sign the Instructor Commitment section.
- Send the completed application to tc@cpr4yourheart.com. If you already have a TC that you want to affiliate with please have them sign this section, you can also align with our TC. Our TC alignment fee paid after Day 2 if not included in course bundle is $100.00.
- Have your most recent AHA BLS Instructor fill out the Instructor Potential section, if available, (this part can be done by us if your previous instructor is not available).
- Send resume and/or curriculum vitae along with completed instructor candidate application.
Below are the different prices/options for the instructor course: (call or text with questions 336-807-0206)
$350.00 ---INSTRUCTORS THAT DID NOT RENEW WITHIN THE 2 YEAR RENEWAL---instructor card has expired (no TC alignment fee due, just yearly dues)--Attend in class Day 1 and set up Day 2 with TCF.
$525.00-- includes Course Instruction Day 1, the online Essentials course and Teachback & Administrative Practice Day 2 (this is scheduled after Day 1 is completed). You purchase on your own-----AHA Instructor videos and manuals, teaching equipment (manikins, bag masks, pocket masks, one way valves, training AEDs and First Aid equipment if teaching HS courses). AHA materials (videos, instructor manual and provider/student manuals) are needed for Day 1. Course equipment required before teaching first class. After Day 2, TC alignment fee of $100 due.
$950.00-- includes all above plus BLS Instructor Manual, BLS Provider Manual and BLS course videos. After Day 2, TC alignment fee of $100 due.
$1275.00-- includes all above plus Heartsaver Instructor Manual, Heartsaver Student Manuals, Heartsaver course videos (can pick from regular Heartsaver or Pediatric Heartsaver) and TC alignment fee.
$2175.00-- includes all in $950 bundle, plus TC aignment fee and Prestan Take-Two Kit (2 adults 2 infants with feedback, 2 AEDS, 2 Adult and 2 infant Bag Masks, 4 adult and infant face masks and 50 one-way valve) **with this bundle you are ready to teach immediately after Day 1 provided all portions of Day 1 were completed successfully.
$3125.00---includes all in $2175.00 bundle plus Heartsaver Instructor Manual, Heartsaver Student Manuals, Heartsaver course videos (can pick from regular Heartsaver or Pediatric Heartsaver).
First Aid required skills testing materials (Epipen trainers and First Aid Training Kits---include gauze pads, rolled gauze and pair of vinyl gloves)--- can be purchased as Add-ons.
Step 3:
Instructor Course- Day 1, BRING LAPTOP to use in class **We will take a 1-hour lunch break**
This experience helps prepare you to succeed as an American Heart Association CPR instructor. The class will be held at 3409 W. Wendover Ave. Unit C., Greensboro, NC Directions to this location will be included in your pre-course materials. This intensive course familiarizes instructor candidates with:
- AHA course organization
- AHA and Training Center policies
- Program Administration Manual
- Card processing
- Course administration
- Quality Assurance
- Classroom Engagement
- Equipment cleaning
- 2020 AHA CPR & ECC Science Updates
- Skills testing
- Written test
- Teach back
Instructors will use our online roster management program, Enrollware, to input all documents required for each class they teach. Cards can only be ordered through the AHA Training Center the Instructor is affiliated/aligned with. There are very specific policies on ordering cards, this will be reviewed during the instructor course.
Upon the successful completion of the prerequisites, the Instructor Course and class monitoring, you will receive your AHA BLS or Heartsaver Instructor card. As your AHA Training Center, we are here to help you, if you have any questions, please call CPR 4 Your Heart, LLC at 336-285-8003. Thank you for your interest in taking this AHA Instructor course through CPR 4 Your Heart, LLC
Yearly dues, biennial instructor renewal, and AHA material update (every 5years)--- are required to maintain instructor status.
336-285-8003
