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BLS Provider Skills Session
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Attentive Safety offers the official American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider Skills Session to give healthcare professionals, emergency responders, and clinical students a fast, flexible pathway to certification. Through our premier Blended Learning format, Attentive Safety allows you to complete your cognitive HeartCode® BLS coursework online before joining our expert instructors for an efficient, hands-on skills evaluation.
By pairing online self-paced learning with focused physical practice, Attentive Safety helps busy doctors, nurses, paramedics, and respiratory therapists master life-saving CPR, AED operation, and airway management without taking full days away from clinical shifts. The Attentive Safety Blended Learning Advantage
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for BLS Provider Skills Session
Q: What is the BLS Provider Skills Session?
A: The BLS Provider Skills Session is the hands-on, instructor-led portion required to complete the American Heart Association HeartCode BLS certification. After completing the online module, students attend an in-person session where they demonstrate CPR, AED use, and basic life support skills under the guidance of an AHA-certified instructor.
Q: Who needs to take this skills session?
A: This session is required for healthcare professionals and students who must complete an AHA BLS course for employment, clinical rotations, licensing, or hospital credentialing. This includes nurses, physicians, paramedics, EMTs, dentists, home health nurses, medical assistants, respiratory therapists, allied health students, and anyone required to maintain an active BLS Provider card.
Q: Do I need to complete the online HeartCode BLS course first?
A: Yes. All participants must complete the HeartCode BLS online course and bring the certificate of completion to the skills session. Without it, you cannot participate and will need to reschedule.
Q: How long does the skills session take?
A: Most sessions last 45–90 minutes, depending on class size and skill proficiency. The training is focused, hands-on, and designed to ensure competency through real-world practice.
Q: When are BLS Skills Sessions offered?
A: Sessions are available:
Q: What is the cost of the BLS Skills Session?
A: The session fee is $75.00. Payment is required at least 24 hours before class time.
Q: What will I learn during the session?
A: You will practice and demonstrate high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants; proper AED use; ventilation skills; choking relief; and coordinated multi-rescuer team response—all based on the latest AHA guidelines.
Q: Do I receive a certification card after completing the session?
A: Yes. Upon successful completion of the HeartCode BLS online course and the in-person skills session, you will receive a 2-year American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard.
Q: Can I add First Aid training to my session?
A: Yes. Heartsaver First Aid can be added at the time of registration if you need additional certification.
Q: What happens if I need to reschedule?
A: You may request a new date using our official reschedule form:
👉 https://www.attentivesafety.com/reschedule-request.html
All rescheduling must follow Attentive Safety’s attendance and payment policies.
Q: Is the course refundable?
A: No. All Attentive Safety courses are non-refundable. Missing your session or arriving late results in forfeiture of payment.
Q: Do I need to bring anything to the skills session?
A: Yes. Please bring your HeartCode BLS completion certificate and wear comfortable clothing suitable for CPR practice.
Q: How long is the BLS certification valid?
A: The American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard is valid for two years from the date of completion.
A: The BLS Provider Skills Session is the hands-on, instructor-led portion required to complete the American Heart Association HeartCode BLS certification. After completing the online module, students attend an in-person session where they demonstrate CPR, AED use, and basic life support skills under the guidance of an AHA-certified instructor.
Q: Who needs to take this skills session?
A: This session is required for healthcare professionals and students who must complete an AHA BLS course for employment, clinical rotations, licensing, or hospital credentialing. This includes nurses, physicians, paramedics, EMTs, dentists, home health nurses, medical assistants, respiratory therapists, allied health students, and anyone required to maintain an active BLS Provider card.
Q: Do I need to complete the online HeartCode BLS course first?
A: Yes. All participants must complete the HeartCode BLS online course and bring the certificate of completion to the skills session. Without it, you cannot participate and will need to reschedule.
Q: How long does the skills session take?
A: Most sessions last 45–90 minutes, depending on class size and skill proficiency. The training is focused, hands-on, and designed to ensure competency through real-world practice.
Q: When are BLS Skills Sessions offered?
A: Sessions are available:
- Marietta, GA – 1640 Powers Ferry Rd SE, Bldg 18, Suite 300, 30067 (Daily)
- Alpharetta, GA – 2300 Lakeview Pkwy, Suite 700, 30009 (10AM/1PM ONLY Mon-Fri)
- Norcross, GA – 5051 Peachtree Corners Circle, Suite 200, 30092 (10AM/1PM ONLY Mon-Fri)
- Chattanooga, TN – 200 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Suite 1000, 37402 (1PM ONLY Wednesdays)
- Columbus, GA – 5547 Veterans Parkway, Columbus, 31904 (1PM ONLY Thursdays)
- Birmingham, AL – 2100 SouthBridge Pkwy, Suite 650, 35209 (1PM ONLY Fridays)
Q: What is the cost of the BLS Skills Session?
A: The session fee is $75.00. Payment is required at least 24 hours before class time.
Q: What will I learn during the session?
A: You will practice and demonstrate high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants; proper AED use; ventilation skills; choking relief; and coordinated multi-rescuer team response—all based on the latest AHA guidelines.
Q: Do I receive a certification card after completing the session?
A: Yes. Upon successful completion of the HeartCode BLS online course and the in-person skills session, you will receive a 2-year American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard.
Q: Can I add First Aid training to my session?
A: Yes. Heartsaver First Aid can be added at the time of registration if you need additional certification.
Q: What happens if I need to reschedule?
A: You may request a new date using our official reschedule form:
👉 https://www.attentivesafety.com/reschedule-request.html
All rescheduling must follow Attentive Safety’s attendance and payment policies.
Q: Is the course refundable?
A: No. All Attentive Safety courses are non-refundable. Missing your session or arriving late results in forfeiture of payment.
Q: Do I need to bring anything to the skills session?
A: Yes. Please bring your HeartCode BLS completion certificate and wear comfortable clothing suitable for CPR practice.
Q: How long is the BLS certification valid?
A: The American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard is valid for two years from the date of completion.
Student Testimonials: BLS Provider Skills Session
"Perfect hands-on experience after completing the online portion."
"The skills session was efficient, professional, and stress-free. The instructor walked me through each step, and I felt completely prepared by the end. Highly recommend!"
— Angela M., Respiratory Therapist
"Convenient and easy to schedule."
"I had already completed the online course and needed a skills check quickly for work. Attentive Safety got me in the next day, and I had my BLS card before the weekend."
— Tyrell J., CNA
"Straight to the point and thorough."
"I appreciated how the instructor focused on key skills while still making time to answer questions. Everything was very organized, and I felt supported throughout the session."
— Samantha P., Physical Therapist
"The skills session was efficient, professional, and stress-free. The instructor walked me through each step, and I felt completely prepared by the end. Highly recommend!"
— Angela M., Respiratory Therapist
"Convenient and easy to schedule."
"I had already completed the online course and needed a skills check quickly for work. Attentive Safety got me in the next day, and I had my BLS card before the weekend."
— Tyrell J., CNA
"Straight to the point and thorough."
"I appreciated how the instructor focused on key skills while still making time to answer questions. Everything was very organized, and I felt supported throughout the session."
— Samantha P., Physical Therapist
AHA BLS Provider Skills Sessions Across Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee
Looking for an accredited AHA BLS Provider Skills Session near you? Attentive Safety is the premier provider of official American Heart Association (AHA) BLS hands-on checkoffs across Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. This course serves as the essential final step for doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, and clinical students who have completed the online HeartCode® BLS module and need a fast, reliable path to certification.
Attentive Safety delivers unmatched scheduling flexibility to accommodate demanding healthcare shifts. We offer daily sessions seven days a week at our Marietta headquarters, alongside convenient weekday slots in Alpharetta, Norcross, and Columbus, Georgia. To support regional healthcare networks, Attentive Safety provides expert-led clinical checkoffs at our training centers in Birmingham, Alabama, and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Whether you are a clinician serving in Cobb County, Fulton County, Muscogee County, Jefferson County, or Hamilton County, Attentive Safety ensures a seamless, high-yield evaluation process. Walk out of your skills session with your official 2-year AHA BLS eCard issued immediately upon successful completion so you can stay compliant, licensed, and ready for your next shift.
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