Are you READY TO BECOME AN AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR INSTRUCTOR?

American Red Cross instructors are a privileged group of professionals, who provide valuable lifesaving skills to an average of more than 9 million people each year in businesses, schools and communities. American Red Cross Disaster Response instructors also provide training to volunteers allowing them to respond to disasters in a variety of specialized roles.
Red Cross Certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructors provide the coordination and leadership of classes facilitating stellar instruction of the proper procedures to revive a person experiencing a breathing or cardiac medical crisis. The job duties of an American Red Cross instructor include coordinating class times and locations, transporting and cleaning equipment, evaluating student performance and ensuring completion of required paperwork. Red Cross instructors teach a variety of classes that are imperative for emergency response and both non-healthcare and healthcare providers, such as CPR and First Aid.
We facilitate American Red Cross Instructor training throughout Alabama, Arkansas, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas on a regular basis. The scheduled Instructor Training is held in the following cities: Albuquerque, Ashville, Austin, Birmingham, Fayetteville, Raleigh/Durham, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Ft. Worth, El Paso, Little Rock, McAllen, Nashville, Knoxville, Oklahoma City, San Angelo, and Texarkana. Check out our training schedule for additional information as well as the American Red Cross class posting network.
The following Instructor classes are blended learning classes. Upon registration the student will receive the link to complete the online module and upon completion will present the certificate of completion to the American Red Cross Instructor.

At Help-A-Heart CPR, we offer five American Red Cross Instructor Certification tracks:
1. Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Certification
2. First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Certification
3. Advanced Life Support (ALS) Instructor Certification
4. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Certification
5. First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST) Instructor Certification

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) INSTRUCTOR COURSE

The Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to use course and presentation materials, conduct training sessions and evaluate the progress of candidates in a basic level course.This class is for medical professionals and covers adult, child, infant CPR/AED, the use of a BVM, two rescuer CPR, and foreign body obstruction prevention and removal in the adult, child, and infant. Upon successful completion, candidates are eligible to the Basic Life Support (BLS) and all of the above modules.
Course Prerequisites:
  • 16 years of age
  • Current basic-level certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and proof that you possess a current American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalent.
BLS CPR Instructor Certification Fee: $345.00

FIRST AID/CPR/AED INSTRUCTOR COURSE

​The First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to use course and presentation materials, conduct training sessions and evaluate the progress of candidates in a basic level course. Upon successful completion, candidates are eligible to teach basic-level First Aid/CPR/AED and optional modules of Asthma Inhaler, Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-Injector, and Using Tourniquets.
Course Prerequisites:
  • 16 years of age
  • Current basic-level certification in Adult CPR/AED and proof that you possess a current American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED or equivalent.
First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Certification Fee: $345.00

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR COURSE

The Advanced Life Support Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to use course and presentation materials, conduct training sessions and evaluate the progress of candidates in an advanced level course. Upon successful completion, candidates are eligible to provide participants with the knowledge and skills they need to assess, recognize and care for patients who are experiencing a cardiovascular, or respiratory emergency. The course emphasizes providing instruction to participants regarding high-quality patient care by integrating psychomotor skills, rhythm interpretation, and pharmacologic knowledge.
Course Prerequisites:
  • 18 years of age
  • Current basic-level certification in Basic Life Support and proof that you possess a current American Red Cross Advanced Life Support or equivalent.
Advanced Life Support Instructor Certification Fee: $505.00

PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR COURSE

The Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to use course and presentation materials, conduct training sessions and evaluate the progress of candidates in an advanced level course. Upon successful completion, candidates are eligible to provide participants with the knowledge and skills they need to assess, recognize and care for pediatric patients who are experiencing a cardiovascular, or respiratory emergency. The course emphasizes providing instruction to participants regarding high-quality patient care by integrating psychomotor skills, rhythm interpretation, and pharmacologic knowledge.
Course Prerequisites:
  • 18 years of age
  • Current basic-level certification in Basic Life Support and proof that you possess a current American Red Cross Pediatric Advanced Life Support or equivalent.
Advanced Life Support Instructor Certification Fee: $505.00

FIRST AID FOR SEVERE TRAUMA (FAST) INSTRUCTOR COURSE

The First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST) Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to use course and presentation materials, conduct training sessions and evaluate the progress of candidates in an advanced level course. Upon successful completion, candidates are eligible to provide participants with the knowledge and skills they need to respond to an emergency involving
life-threatening bleeding, including how to:
■ Recognize a life-threatening bleeding emergency.
■ Ensure safety and communicate effectively in an emergency.
■ Control life-threatening bleeding using direct pressure, a tourniquet, or both.
The program is designed to enhance participants’ ability to take decisive, lifesaving action to assist a person with a traumatic injury and life-threatening bleeding until professional responders arrive.
Course Prerequisites:
17 years of age
Current basic-level certification in First Aid for Severe Trauma and proof that you possess a current American Red Cross Pediatric Advanced Life Support or equivalent.
Advanced Life Support Instructor Certification Fee: $350.00