It can definitely help you land a job. I recently got mine my from http://www.aclscertification.com and it wasn't too bad. You might want to check to see if your employer accepts online ACLS courses...
I also got my ACLS online with ACLS Certification & Recertification | ACLS Provider & Online Course. Mine was a first time certification as well. It worked out really well. I heard about it...