Basic Life Support

First Aid & Related

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

 
Becoming an American Heart Association
Instructor through Lifework

AHA Heartsaver Instructors

American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver instructors teach lifesaving CPR, AED, and first aid courses for the non-medical community. Heartsaver instructors are not required to have a medical background to teach.

Read about Lifework's Pilot Program Teaching Students to be
Heartsaver Instructors

Other AHA Instructor Certifications include:

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• BLS - Basic Life Support
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support

General requirements to be an AHA instructor:

1. A current AHA provider card for the course you wish to teach.
2. A letter of recommendation to be an instructor from an affiliate/regional or course faculty member (not required for BLS).
3. Letter from a Training Center Coordinator indicating that the TC will accept you as an instructor.
4. Committment to teach two courses per year according to AHA guidelines.

 Additional requirements for Lifework instructors:

Instructors are expected to possess and portray qualities that include, but are not limited to, the following:

• a neat, clean, and professional presence
• comprehensive knowledge of course content
• demonstration of expert course skills
• responsibility to client time constraints and special needs
• resourcefulness and positive adaptability to unexpected events
• ability to engage the student with energy and enthusiasm 

If you are interested in being an instructor with Lifework, please contact Dr. Pierre Cox at 410.418.4989 ext. 112 or pierre@lifeworkhealth.com.