Accredited, online ACLS training in New Jersey

Accepted across North America and Canada, done in 3 hours. Up to 8 AMA CME/CE credits each.

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How to complete your ACLS certification in New Jersey

You are able to complete your ACLS, PALS and BLS certification in New Jersey with a fully in-person, or blended online course.

Acceptance in New Jersey

State acceptance in New Jersey

Physicians: We are accepted by the NJ Board of Medicine because we are accredited by AMA (category 1)

45:9-7.1 Continuing medical education required as condition for biennial registration. 10. a. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection d. of this section, the State Board of Medical Examiners shall require each person licensed as a physician, as a condition for biennial registration pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1971, c.236 (C.45:9-6.1), or as a podiatrist, as a condition for biennial registration pursuant to R.S.45:5-9, to complete a requisite number of credits of continuing medical education, all of which shall be in category I or category II as defined in subsection i. of this section.

i. As used in this section: “category I and category II means those categories of medical education courses recognized by the American Medical Association,

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Nurses: We are accepted by the NJ Board of Nursing because we are ANCC accredited

Each licensee must complete a minimum of 30 hours of CE credits during the two-year period preceding renewal.

d) A registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse may obtain continuing education hours from the following: 3) Successful completion of continuing medical education courses recognized by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association or the American Podiatric Medical Association: one hour for each 60 minutes of attendance;”

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Dentists: NJ accepts BLS and ACLS as continuing education credits. Additionally, our ACLS and BLS courses are ADA accredited

Select: Chapter 30 New Jersey Board of Dentistry Regulations 40 hours of continuing dental education iii) A maximum of five hours of continuing education credit shall be given to a student or an instructor for basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses and a maximum of 15 hours of continuing education credit shall be given to a student or an instructor for advanced cardiac life support courses.

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Pharmacists: We are accepted by the NJ Board of Pharmacy because we are ACPE accredited

Click on chapter 39 State board of pharmacy regulations 13:39-3A.1 Continuing education credit hour requirements a) Each applicant for biennial license renewal shall complete a minimum of 30 credits of continuing education during the preceding biennial period

13:39-3A.2 Criteria for continuing education credit a) A licensee may obtain continuing education credit from the following categories:

  1. Programs or courses offered by American Council of Pharmaceutical Education approved providers;

13:39-4.21 Procedures for physician ordered or government Sponsored immunizations performed by pharmacists 2) Current certification in the American Heart Association basic life support (BLS) protocol, the Red Cross adult cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) protocol for health care providers

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EMS workers: Our courses count in NJ as acceptable CME

New Jersey administrative code title 8. Department Of Health And Senior Services chapter 40A. Emergency Medical Technicians-Basics: Training and Certification subchapter 1. Authority, scope and definitions 37 N.J. Reg. No. 2 “CPR certification means valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the level of the professional rescuer or health care provider as issued by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, the National Safety Council or other entity determined by the Department to comply with AHA CPR guidelines.”

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Childcare

Topics include first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Child care center staff have the option to attend a first aid/pediatric CPR training course offered through their local CCR&R or attend/hire a certified trainer/vendor. The trainer/vendor must be certified by a recognized health organization. The Pediatric CPR training course must offer a hands-on skills practice. Examples of a few of the recognized health organizations are: American Safety and Health Institute, American Red Cross, and the American Heart Association.

How to take this training: first aid and pediatric CPR training is usually offered in person. However, during the public health crisis, hybrid models may be available. Contact your local CCR&R or authorized training vendor for more information.

In-person training

Your choices for in-person AHA training:

Blended class Classroom
Format This is a personalized and adaptive class completed online with a computer. After the class you will schedule with an instructor to complete the hands-on portion of the class. This is a traditional classroom class with an instructor.
Course completion Complete the online portion + hands-on skills session with an AHA Instructor. Contact an Training Center in your area to sign up for an instructor-led class, see above
Time The online portion of HeartCode BLS can be completed in approximately 1 to 2 hours. Time to complete the hands-on skills session varies around approixmately 60 minutes, depending on your experience level. A full BLS provider course can take 4.5 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing.
Completion card BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years

Nearby training sites

View our list of training centers and skill testers in NJ. This list was produced by Pacific Medical Training.

Holy Name Medical Center
718 Teaneck Rd/ Teaneck, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

SAFETY NJ
33 West Street Suite 101/ Bloomfield, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Capital Health Systems
832 Brunswick Ave., 2nd Floor/ Trenton, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

CPRofessionals, Inc.
25 Pine Street/ Rockaway, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Rutgers Univ. Dept of Fire & Emergency Srvs
55 Commercial Ave/ New Brunswick, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Community Training Associates
101 Cayuga Lake Drive/ Little Egg Harbor, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Hunterdon Medical Center
2100 Wescott Dr./ Flemington, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

CardiacEd
450 Amwell Road Suites O & P (2nd Floor)/ Hillsborough, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Kennedy Health SYstem
18 E Laurel Rd/ Stratford, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Cooper University Hospital - Cooper Health System
101 Haddon Avenue, Suite 500/ Camden, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Virtua Health System
523 Fellowship Rd Ste. 220/ Mount Laurel, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Team Life Inc
291 Route 34/ Colts Neck, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

East Orange General Hospital
240 Central Avenue - 1st Floor Conference Room/ East Orange, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Valley Health & Safety
223 N Van Dien Ave/ Ridgewood, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Raritan Bay Medical Center
530 New Brunswick Ave/ Perth Amboy, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Elite Tactical Academy
601 Mine Brook Road/ Far Hills, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Healthforce-Bergenfield
81 N Washington Avenue/ Bergenfield, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Ave/ Hackensack, NJ ACLS

McCabe Institute of Emergency Preparedness
7 E 41st St/ Bayonne, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Scott Plaza/ Wyckoff, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

LifeForce USA, Inc
5 Roe Lane/ Howell, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue/ Union, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Inspira Medical Center Woodbury
75 West Red Bank Ave/ Woodbury, NJ

Holly Name Hospital
718 Teaneck Road/ Teaneck, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Learn CPR New Jersey- Fort Lee
304 Main Street/ Fort Lee, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Less Stress Instructional Services-Wayne
130 Ryerson Ave, Suite 210/ Wayne, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

MBAC EMS Instructional Services
20 Valley Street, Suite 340/ South Orange, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

MONOC
4806 Megill Road/ Neptune, NJ

NJCPR Training Group/Mobile CPR
412 Dover Rd/ Toms River, NJ BLS

Howell First Aid Squad (Bilingual Spanish)
16 Kent Road/ Howell, NJ BLS ACLS

Monmouth Medical Center
300 Second Avenue/ Long Branch, NJ BLS ACLS

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County
218A Sunset Road/ Willingboro, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Saint Peter's University Hospital
254 Easton Ave/ New Brunswick, NJ BLS ACLS

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road/ Livingston, NJ BLS ACLS

The Valley Hospital
15 Essex Rd Ste 309/ Paramus, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Dental Studies
7 Speilman Road/ Fairfield, NJ BLS

Inspira Medical Center Vineland
1505 W Sherman Ave/ Vineland, NJ BLS ACLS

Warren Hospital
185 Roseberry St/ Phillipsburg, NJ BLS ACLS

Jersey Shore University Medical Center
1945 Route 33/ Neptune, NJ BLS ACLS

Essex County College-Police Academy
250 Grove Ave Police Academy/ Cedar Grove, NJ BLS ACLS

AtlantiCare Life Support Training Center
2511 Fire Rd Ste A7/ Egg Harbor Township, NJ BLS ACLS

Emtech Associates LLC
58 Cooks Rd/ Denville, NJ BLS ACLS

Hackettstown Regional Medical Center
651 Willow Grove St/ Hackettstown, NJ

Southern Ocean County Hospital
700 N Main St Family Resource Cntr @ The Ocean Club/ Stafford Township, NJ BLS ACLS

Atlantic Ambulance Training Center
99 Beauvoir Ave/ Summit, NJ BLS ACLS

Saint Clare's Hospital
Saint Clare`s Training Center, 400 West Blackwell Street/ Dover, NJ BLS ACLS

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
350 Engle St/ Englewood, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

University Hospital
65 Bergen St Stanley S. Bergen Building Room GA-67/ Newark, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton
One Hamilton Health Place/ Hamilton, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

SmartCerts, Inc
249 Clinton Avenue/ Toms River, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Chilton Medical Center
97 West Parkway/ Pomtpon Plains, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Synergy Healthcare International
658 Newark Avenue/ Jersey City, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

ShowMeCPR LLC
8 Rohrbach Memorial Way/ Wayne, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Shore Medical Center
100 Medical Center Way/ Somers Point, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

LifeSavers,Inc
39 Plymouth St/ Fairfield, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

BROOKS CPR
4 Banta Place Suites 6 & 7/ Hackensack, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County
1113 Hospital Drive Suite 200/ Willingboro, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

JFK Health Systems, Inc.
308 Talmadge Road 2nd Floor/ Edison, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Alliance Training Solutions
576 Valley Road/ Wayne, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Community Safety Consultants
1 Safety Pl/ Metuchen, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Shore Emergency Training
208 Conifer Drive/ Forked River, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Hillsborough Rescue Squad
48 East Mountain Rd/ Hillsborough, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Learn CPR New Jersey - Moorestown
101 East Main Street/ Moorestown, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Elite Tactical Academy
PO Box 23/ Far Hills, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

MRCPRNJ
97 Main St. Suite 205/ Woodbridge, NJ

CentraState Medical Center
901 W. Main Street/ Freehold, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Show Me CPR
213 MacDonald Dr/ Wayne, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

St. Joseph's Health, Inc
400 Hospital Plaza Life Support Education Center/ Paterson, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Inspira Medical Center Woodbury
238 S Evergreen Ave/ Woodbury, NJ BLS ACLS

Community Medical Center
99 Highway 37 West/ Toms River, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Clara Maass Medical Center
1 Clara Maass Drive/ Belleville, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

University Medical Center at Princeton
1 Plainsboro Road/ Plainsboro, NJ BLS ACLS PALS

Brooks CPR Newark
24 Commerce Street Suite 626/ Newark, NJ BLS

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
201 Lyons Avenue/ Newark, NJ ACLS

Total 74 training sites in NJ. Show all.

Pacific Medical Training course acceptance chart.

This list of AHA training centers is original research produced by Pacific Medical Training and is not authorized by any third party. By completing this form you are asking Pacific Medical Training to arrange a course and/or skills testing for you, preferably with this training center.

The American Heart Association name is owned by American Heart Association, Inc. Pacific Medical Training has no affiliation with American Heart Association.

Questions

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You can find a map of all accredited training centers in New Jersey above.

Life saving stories

Here's a few stories that warmed our heart. Just sharing and thanking you for choosing a career that helps people that need it most.

Man suffered from cardiac arrest at the airport

A man went into cardiac arrest at Newark Liberty International Airport. He fell down hitting his head to the ground which caused minor bleeding too. Luckily Dr. Mehmet Oz was there too so he turned him over, he had turned purple. An authority police officer Jeffrey Croissant volunteered to provide CPR. He provided CPR while OZ cleared his airway. Other officers brought the defibrillator which helped them regain his pulse. The man started breathing and was conscious when they took him to the hospital.

Full Story / March 2, 2021

Two police officers saved a baby

Bruce a 21-month-old toddler took a deep breath while throwing up and choked. He went limp and blue, his parents called 911 who told them to perform CPR. Bruce's mother was a nurse so she started providing CPR to the baby. By the time two police officers Tyler Stephenson and Kevin Docherty arrived too, cleared the baby's airway. Bruce started taking shallow breaths followed by some deep breaths and became responsive. He was later taken to the hospital where he recovered.

Full Story / June 23, 2019

A girl collapsed during skating, revived by CPR

Victoria Pyott went to Jackson Skating Center with her father Robert Pyott. She was skating when she suddenly collapsed. Her father rushed to see her. She was not responding and was not breathing. Her father tried to look for a pulse but couldn't find any. That's when police arrived and started providing CPR. Then they hooked a defibrillator and regained the pulse. After she was revived, she was taken to the hospital.

Full Story / May 24, 2019

Science teacher saved a choking student's life

Julianne Downes was taking the class when she noticed that a boy had bent over and was choking apparently. The student had taken a bite more than he could chew and thus choked on it. The teacher sprang into action and started doing Heimlich. After around twenty attempts food dislodged finally and the boy was saved. It turned out that every teacher and staff member in the school was trained in CPR. It was made mandatory when a student collapsed and the teammate who was an EMT helped to save his life by CPR.

Full Story / March 25, 2019

CPR on jury duty

A 68-year-old man collapsed due to a seizure at jury duty pool. That is when Edison Police Sergeant Michael Carter jumped into action to administer CPR to the almost dying man. “My training just kicked into gear, Thankfully, I was in the right place at the right time for this gentleman,” said the heroic officer. He continued CPR while waiting for the rest of the officers to arrive with a portable defibrillator, a shock was given and EMTs arrived to stablize the man and transport him to the hospital.

Full Story / September 23, 2016

Lifeguard saves the life of a man at the pool

A lifeguard had the chance to save a life when he pulled a 24-year-old man from a pool. After a man had spotted the drowned individual he called for help and the Lifeguard quickly rushed to check for vital signs and administer CPR techniques until the EMTs and Princeton officer arrived and transported the almost dying man to a medical center.

Full Story / August 20, 2016