Are you a healthcare provider who needs to earn or renew your American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification card - but do not have the time needed to complete a traditional classroom course? If so, Lake city CPR offers the AHA's Online ACLS courses and ACLS Skills Testing sessions in Lake City and sourounding areaeras. .
We offer flexible schedules and understand the needs of healthcare professionals. Urgent and same-day classes may be available for an additional fee of $100.
What You Will Need to Do:
1) Purchase and complete the Heartcode ACLS Online Course (part 1) and email your printed certificate of completion to LakeCityCPR@GMail.com. You can purchase the Heartcode ACLS course directly from our website as an additional option at check-out.
2) Register for your ACLS Skills Session with Lake City CPR. Once we have received your certificate of completion, we will inquire about your availability and schedule your Skills Testing Session.
3) Mandatory documents to submit:
- Email a copy of your current AHA BLS card to LakeCityCPR@GMail.com.
- Also, bring a printed copy of your certificate of completion from the online Heartcode ACLS course to class.
4) Study before the skills testing session. Also, please be able to access your ACLS Heartcode materials. Students who are unable to recall the information learned during the online course will not pass the hands-on skills assessment. Please come to class prepared to succeed! AHA's ACLS Algorithms can be found here.
5) Earn your AHA certification card by completing the BLS, airway management, and mega code testing stations. Your ACLS card will be valid for 2 years. Your Certification card(s) is/are issued on the same day that you successfully complete the ACLS Skills Session.
How to access your Online AHA Course (if purchased from Lake City CPR)
The access code for your online course may be included on your class confirmation -or- it may be sent in a separate email. If you are new to the AHA eLearning platform, please create an account first. Once you have created your account or logged in, you can click your link to activate your online course. Please do not begin your course if you did not log in first. You will be able to view your Certificate of Completion after you complete the online course and the required survey (evaluation).
How to Schedule your AHA Skills Testing Session
Once you have completed AHA's Online Heartcode course, please email the certificate of completion to LakeCityCPR@GMail.com. At this point, we will inquire about your availability and schedule your skills testing session. If you prefer speaking to someone via phone, please call the office at (386) 288-8332. The receptionist will notify the designated AHA instructor of your request. In all cases, the skills testing session will not be scheduled until the Certificate of Completion from the online course (part 1) has been emailed to our office.
Urgent Skills Testing Sessions: If you urgently need to schedule a skills session, please feel free to contact us. In many cases, we can get you (re)certified on the same day, but the urgent class fee will be charged. Please call or text us at (386) 288-8332 to tequest a urgent skill testing session.
AHA Disclaimer
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional material 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 material, do not represent income to the Association.