Health Care Training

No matter your level of formal education, SouthernTech has all your health care training needs covered. We have multiple course offerings which include hands-on training with experienced Instructors that are designed to meet the needs of your demanding schedule. Each course is designed with your needs in mind from face to face instruction, flexible scheduling, as well as online courses. Don’t see what you are looking for? Give us a call and we can work together to obtain the training you need. If you have enrolled in Long Term Care, please enter your name and email address here.

Instructor-Led Classes

American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid

Course Overview

This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

list the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
describe the key steps in first aid
describe the assessment of and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
use an epinephrine pen
control bleeding
recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers.

Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid course completion card that is valid for two years.
Students who successfully complete this course will receive an “E-card.”

American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and AED

Course Overview

This course is designed to prepare students to provide CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) use in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
recognize when someone needs CPR
perform high-quality CPR for an adult alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).

Upon successful completion of the course, including a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver CPR AED course completion card that is valid for two years.
Students who successfully complete this course will receive an “E-card.”

American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AEDCollapse

Course Overview

This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid and CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

list the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
describe the key steps in first aid
describe the assessment of and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
use an epinephrine pen
control bleeding
recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
recognize when someone needs CPR
perform high-quality CPR for an adult alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).

Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration and a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card that is valid for two years.
Students who successfully complete this course will receive an “E-card.”

American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED

Course Overview

This course teaches students to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or an infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. The course is intended for those involved in child care who have a duty to respond to children's health emergencies, including child-care workers, teachers, foster-care workers, camp counselors, youth organizations, and coaches for children's sports organizations. This course is also ideal for parents, grandparents, babysitters, and guardians.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

list the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of a rescuer providing first aid to a child or an infant
describe the four key steps in first aid for children and infants: prevent, protect, assess, and act
remove protective gloves
describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, and shock
control bleeding and bandaging
use an epinephrine pen
recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
recognize the legal questions that apply to pediatric first aid rescuers
describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
recognize when someone needs CPR, and perform high-quality CPR for an infant, child, or adult (adult CPR module is optional)
give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
demonstrate how to use an AED on a child or an adult (adult AED module is optional)
describe when and how to help a choking infant, child, or adult.

Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration and a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED course completion card that is valid for two years.
Students who successfully complete this course will receive an “E-card.”

American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

Course Overview

BLS is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest. This video-based, Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings. This course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills.
After successfully completing the BLS course, students should be able to:

describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
describe all the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
perform high-quality CPR on adults, children, and infants
describe the importance of early AED use and demonstrate using one
provide effective ventilations with a barrier device
describe the importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team
member during multi-rescuer CPR
describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants.

Students who successfully complete this course will receive an “E-card.”

Certified Nurse Assistant

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Home Health Deeming

IV Therapy

Medication Adminstration Technician (MAT)

Medication Administration Technician (MAT) Update

Nurse Refresher