BLS Provider

BLS Provider is an American Heart Association® hybrid training designed for healthcare professionals who desire to learn or refresh their basic life support skills. Learners complete a portion of the course through an online Self Guided Learning™ module and then come to our center for an individual skills appointment. Appointments are offered Monday through Saturday between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM so it’s easy to find a convenient time to come in.

Yes. BLS Provider is an approved American Heart Association program that results in a two year American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard.

Code One has over 100 locations which offer BLS Provider skills sessions by appointment. While the exact hours of operation vary by location, most Code One Training Centers accept appointments Monday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. See our list of locations here.

Yes. We require that the HeartCode® online BLS course be completed before you schedule the BLS Provider skills session to ensure that you have the coursework done and are ready for your appointment.

BLS Provider Training includes the required HeartCode® online BLS course plus a Hands-On Skills Verification appointment at Code One. This is the course that most learners require.

BLS Provider Skills Only is RESTRICTED to learners who have already completed the American Heart Association HeartCodeonline BLS course and have their certificate dated in the past year.

BOTH the HeartCode online BLS course and the skills session are needed to satisfy certification even if you are renewing your certificate.

The BLS Provider Complete Package includes theory (HeartCode® online BLS course) and skills verification (BLS Provider Skills).

Here’s the approximate time it takes to complete each one:

• The HeartCode online BLS course is an adaptive learning platform which will adapt to your learning needs. If you find yourself benefiting from a more robust learning process the platform will shift to incorporate more videos, examples, and practice opportunities to amplify your competency. On the other hand if you are an experienced healthcare provider, the platform will adjust to focus on knowledge verification. Depending on where you are on the spectrum of competency and confidence, HeartCode online BLS can be completed in approximately 1 – 4 hours.
• On average, the time to complete the hands-on skills session is about 45 minutes.  Experienced rescuers may complete the skills in less time.  We schedule skills appointments for one hour to ensure learners have adequate time to complete all skills.

HeartCode online BLS is the American Heart Association’s theory portion of its BLS Provider Training (CPR and AED for healthcare providers). The HeartCode online BLS course can be completed at home and on your own time. The course is adaptive and will adjust content based on the prior knowledge of the learner. Topics include single rescuer CPR, two rescuer CPR, use of a bag mask device, use of an AED, child and infant CPR, and special rescue considerations.

In order to meet BLS Provider certificate requirements, learners are required to complete both the Heartcode online BLS and the hands-on skills session.

BLS Provider Training includes the Heartcode online BLS course and the individual skills appointment at a Code One Training Center location.

During your hands-on CPR skills session you will independently perform skills on a CPR Verification Station™ learning center which provide real-time feedback to help you master compressions and ventilations for both adults and infants. Our team will remotely supervise and will be available to assist if needed, but you will have your session without ongoing assistance from an instructor.

Your BLS Skills Session includes 6 skills:

• Adult compressions
• Adult ventilations
• Two-rescuer adult CPR
• Infant compressions
• Infant ventilations
• Two-rescuer infant CPR

Yes. Code One’s Healthcare Provider Bundle Package allows you to complete the online portion of the HeartCode online BLS, ACLS, and PALS courses and then come in for a single skills appointment to cover skills for all three programs.