Class Schedule

ACCESS EMPLOYEES ONLY - our classes for ACCESS employees, all other students please reference our other training sites; located on our schedule home screen: https://adaparamedics.enrollware.com/schedule

ADVANCE CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) Update/Refresher Course

• For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response

What does this course teach?

• Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device, and use of an AED
• Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
• Airway management
• Related pharmacology
• Management of ACS and stroke
• Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team

Bring to Class:

• ACLS Provider (2020) Manual -- ACCESS employee can check out one from library
• ACLS PRETEST - Click HERE to take pretest
• ACLS pre-test passing score is 70%, you can access the exam as many times as needed
• Any student that comes to class without pre-test certificate will not be allowed to attend
• Pen or pencil writing notes

FORMS for Class

• ACLS Update/Refresher Agenda Sample  
• ACLS Skills Check - fill-able form

Now select the date that works best for you.

After your AHA Course 

• Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM (8 seats left)BFD-Training (12142 W Joplin Rd)
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM (11 seats left)Ada County Paramedics (B-Shift)
• Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM (11 seats left)Ada County Paramedic (C-Shift)
• Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM (12 seats left)Ada County Paramedic (C-Shift)

ACLS Experience Provider (EP)

The goal of the classroom, Instructor-led ACLS EP Course is to improve outcomes in complex cardiovascular, respiratory and other (eg, metabolic, toxicological) emergencies by expanding on core ACLS guidelines and encouraging critical thinking and decision making strategies. Through instruction and active participation in case-based scenarios, learners enhance their skills in the differential diagnosis and treatment of prearrest, arrest and post arrest patients. The length of this class is 8 hours.

For successful course completion, learners must actively participate in all case-based scenarios and must meet all current ACLS
course completion requirements including
· Pass the 1-rescuer CPR and AED skills test
· Pass the bag-mask ventilation skills test
· Pass the Megacode skills test
· Pass the ACLS Provider exam with a score of 84% or higher (You can access your keycode twice)

The goal of the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers (ACLS EP) Course is to improve outcomes in complex cardiovascular, respiratory and other (eg, metabolic, toxicologic) emergencies by expanding on core ACLS guidelines and encouraging critical thinking and decision-making strategies. Through instruction and active participation in case-based scenarios, learners enhance their skills in the differential diagnosis and treatment of prearrest, arrest and postarrest patients.

Prerequisite:

• You must take the on-line ACLS-EP Test once you are registered for this course, a separate notification with a link will be sent to your email to take this online exam.  

Upon successful completion, learners receive an ACLS EP course completion card, valid for 2 years.

 ACLS-EP (Expericence Provider) will replace your ACLS Provider level card

SWO Protocol: G-01 Medical Direction

Each licensed Paramedic in the ACCESS system shall maintain ACLS Certification (Failure to maintain cerification will result in suspension of credentials an this levelof a medical provider in the ACCESS system.)

• Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (A-Shift)
• Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (B-Shift)
• Monday, June 8, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (A-Shift)
• Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedic (C-Shift)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS):

• For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units

What does this course teach?

The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts. Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%. Topics include:

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to

• Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) recommendations
• Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
• Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
• Apply team dynamics
• Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
• Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
• Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
• Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
• Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
• Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
• Implement post–cardiac arrest management

Goal: By registering Update PALS course you understand the need for significant pre-course preparation, and understand that without adequate pre-course preparation you may not successfully complete the PALS course.

To Prepare:

• Complete a BLS Providers (2015) course or be able to perform high-quality CPR and use and AED according to the 2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC. 
• Understand the 10 cases in the PALS Provider (2015) Manual
• Understand the PALS algorithms for the cases in the PALS Provider Manual
• Complete the PALS Precourse self-assessment on PALS ECG's and Pharmacology

Bring to Class:

• PALS Provider (2020) Manual -- ACCESS Employees can check out from the library
• PALS PRETEST - click HERE to take prestest
  • Any student that comes to class without pre-test will not be allowed to attend
  • PALS pretest passing score is 70%
• Pen or pencil writing notes

NOTE: All ACCESS employees' AHA certification records will be verified.  If not valid, the employee will receive an email informing them of what their options are. ACCESS employees are EXEMPT from the cost (unless otherwise noted) 

FORMS:

• PALS Update Agenda - Example
• PALS Skills Sheets - Fill-in

SWO Protocol: G-02 Medical Direction

Each licensed Paramedic in the ACCESS system shall maintain PALS Certification (Failure to maintain cerification will result in suspension of credentials an this level of a medical provider in the ACCESS system.)  ACCESS employees are EXEMPT from the cost of a renewal course, if expired the ACCESS employee will cover the cost of the online course

Course description provided by American Heart Association®

Now select the date that works best for you.

• Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (B-Shift)
• Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedic (C-Shift)
• Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (A-Shift)
• Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedic (C-Shift)
• Friday, May 8, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (A-Shift)
• Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (B-Shift)
• Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 9:00 AMAda County Paramedics (B-Shift)

911 Center (Emergency Dispatch) - Operations Ada County

Law enforcement, fire crews, paramedics – none can exist efficiently without the communications system and support from our dispatchers, who support 12 different public safety agencies in Ada County.

The Ada County Sheriff’s Office 911 Emergency Dispatch Center, located in Meridian, handles all public calls for service and coordinates all police, fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) movement within Ada County.

Location:

945 E. Pine Avenue, Meridian Idaho Note: You are expected to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled time.

Please sign-up for one of the available days: Limited seating - If the date you pick is full go the next date.  All dates are final. (Select 1-Day) 

• Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM (full)Dispatch
• Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 7:30 AMDispatch

For New Employee's Only: 

Riding along with Ada County Paramedics crew is a great way to meet your coworkers and learn a little about their daily operations.  We are asking you to arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time.  This will give you a little time meet and get ready for your ride-along shift.  

Station Location for ride along will be announce after you register.  

Please sign-up for one of the available days: Limited seating - If the date you pick is full go the next date.  All dates are final. (Select only 1-Day) 

• Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7:30 AMAda County Paramedics (Excellence)
• Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 7:30 AMAda County Paramedics (Excellence)