Class Schedule

CPR 4 Your Heart is proud to be your American Heart Association, American Red Cross and HSI CPR certification provider.

Our professional instructor team can travel anywhere to accommodate your training needs or you can attend one of our many locations. We offer CPR AED, First Aid, BLS and Instructor courses through the American Heart Association, American Red Cross and HSI.

 

Click on the course titles below to view our upcoming classes:

BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor-Led Training

The BLS (Basic Life Support) initial or renewal CPR AED instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics. You will receive a 2-year BLS Provider certification through the American Heart Association. All courses issue certification cards the same day as the class. This course is for Healthcare Providers and those entering the Healthcare field. 

The Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Online Course teaches CPR skills for helping victims of all ages, including providing ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device with oxygen, and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction. Intended for licensed and non-licensed healthcare professionals.  The course completion card for the online course is identical to the card for the classroom course.

  1.  Manikin practice and skills testing (30 minutes)  This session normally begins 30-minutes prior to one of our classroom-based courses--May be scheduled now or you may call to schedule after completing the course.

Additional Info:

  • YOU MUST HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE ONLINE BLS COURSE and need just the skills session
  • This is an American Heart Association course
  • You will receive your CPR card via email using the AHA eCard system the same day as your course

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
  • Have a current AHA BLS Provider card (only AHA BLS cert accepted)
  • Demonstrate mastery in  BLS and HS skills---** Required Skills Mastery** (must be correctly demonstrated during the Instructor course). 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) 
  • Interview with CPR 4 Your Heart Training Center Administrator (Ruth)

 

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. 

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:

SIMPLE PHONE INTERVIEW

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:

  • Download AHA Instructor application from our website, complete the first two portions and sign the Instructor Commitment section.
  • Send this application to info@cpr4yourheart.com so I may complete the TC Alignment section.  If you already have a TC that you want to affiliate with please have them sign this section. I must have an authorized signature in the TC Alignment section, I can't go any further with registration until this has been signed. 
  • 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.

 

$525.00 is the cost of the class instruction.

 

$525.00-- pays for Course Instruction Day 1 with online Essentials course and Teachback & Administrative Practice Day 2.  AHA Instructor videos and manuals, teaching equipment (manikins, bag masks, pocket masks, and one way valves are required. AHA materials are needed before Day 1 and teaching equipment required before teaching first class

 

$3005.00---includes course instruction Day 1 and 2 and all below along with Training Center alignment fee.

                BLS Instructor eCard

                BLS Instructor Essentials (online )

                BLS Provider Manual

                BLS Instructor Manual

                BLS Videos

**if only HS Instructor-- HS Instructor eCard & HS Instructor Essentials***

                HS Provider Manual

                HS Instructor Manual

                HS Videos

        Prestan Take-Two Kit with feedback device

                2 ea.  Adult Manikins

                2 ea. Infant Manikins

                2 ea. AED Trainers

                2 ea. Adult Bag Mask

                2 ea. Infant Bag Mask

                6 ea. Adult Face Mask

                6 ea. Infant Face Mask

                50 ea. One-way valves

 

$2070.00-- includes all above--***without HS materials***


$1175.00-- includes all above--***without Prestan Manikins***

$950.00-- Day 1 & Day 2 with BLS Instructor materials ONLY

$350.00 ---INSTRUCTORS THAT DID NOT RENEW WITHIN THE 2 YEAR RENEWAL--missed deadline

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         

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
  • Advertising
  • 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 about the Instructor Course, 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.

 

This skills session is Part 2 of the American Heart Association’s Heart-code blended learning course.

Part 1 must be purchased and completed prior to attending this session.  Visit https://elearning.heart.org/ .  (Blended and E-Learning)

 HeartCode® ACLS is a self-directed, comprehensive eLearning program that uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. To enter the course, students must complete a precourse self-assessment. Students will then be presented with a team dynamics lesson and 10 In-hospital patient cases, including a BLS case and 2 megacode cases. You must also bring your current AHA BLS Provider Card.

Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students must pass the written exam with a score of 84%. Students then are able to attend the hands-on session required for full course completion.  If you have any questions please call 336-687-2657.

Deadline Approaching?  Do you have a deadline and don't see a class offering in time?  Call us 24x7 to schedule your Emergency 1-on-1 Certification for an additonal Fee- (336) 285-8003 or info@cpr4yourheart.com

              

 Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.