POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL / SECTION: 300 - PERSONNEL
SUBJECT: CPR TRAINING POLICY
PURPOSE:
To maintain clinical standards of excellence and define minimum requirements for CPR training including Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) of patient care providers for all JHS facilities.
POLICY:
Personnel involved in providing patient care and those directed by department/manager that have direct patient/client contact will maintain current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification following current guidelines. In addition, those employees whose job responsibilities specify the need for specific/advanced training (ACLS, NRP, and PALS) will maintain certification and competency in these skills. Military Training Network (MTN) Course will be accepted. Personnel include all practitioners and employees for which life support certifications are required for their position to perform their regular responsibilities.
KEYPOINT:It is the responsibility of each employee to ensure that his or her certification card does not expire. This is accomplished by attending an approved AHA training program in an appropriate time frame (beginning registration attempts at least 3 months prior to expiration date). The employee must provide current documentation (actual card) upon renewal to their manager. Departments will identify employees whose job responsibilities specify the need for them to become an AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP Instructor.
New Employee Certification Process:
Current AHA cards valid for at least 6 months are required by new hires during the pre-hire screening for personnel involved in providing patient care and others as indicated by their job description.
Current Employees:
Employees who attend AHA courses outside of JHS must attend an approved AHA training program and present an original AHA card to their manager to ensure timely documentation and tracking. Original will be returned to employee upon verification of legitimacy and copy is made. Managers will provide a copy of the card (front and back) obtained externally to Education and Development for entry into the current LMS (Learning Management System).
Life Support Course and Requirements:
Employees requiring any life support training must complete AHA standards for recertification every two years and participate in mock codes per Education and Development Mock Code ProtocolDocumentation.
Original documentation for courses taught must be forwarded to Education and Development within 7 days of class completion for AHA card issuance. All classes held in departments/unit will be entered into JHS LMS by Clinical Educator/department designee within 7 days of class completion. Classes held by Education and Development faculty will be entered in JHS LMS by Education and Development designee within 7 days of class completion.
Course Completion and Tracking:
Each employee is responsible for providing department manager with an original renewed life support certifications prior to the expiration date. The original will be returned to the employee after verification, copy is to be maintained within the employee’s departmental file.
In conjunction with JHS Administrative Policy #387, Employees who fail to maintain current and active life support certifications as required will be suspended immediately without pay and not permitted to work. Employees who fail to obtain current and active life support certifications as required within 30 days of suspension will be terminated from the Jackson Health System
It is the responsibility of each Nurse Manager to inform and ensure that each direct care/contact staff member reporting to her/him has a current BLS card on file and follow through with current actionable protocol as required. Nurse Managers will be required to produce a current LMS report of the unit status.
REFERENCES:
American Heart Association. 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Dallas, Texas.
APPROVED:
Bridgette Johnson, ARNP, Ph.D., Director, Professional Nursing Practice
AUTHORIZATION:
Carlos A. Migoya, President and CEO, Jackson Health System
DATE: 1/10/14 / PAGE 1 / OF 2