Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Idaho

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 8 are in Idaho counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot (a mental health HPSA (score 17)) and Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello (a mental health HPSA (score 17)).

HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays 60% of a registered nurse's outstanding qualifying nursing education loans over two years of full-time service at a Critical Shortage Facility, and an additional 25% for an optional third year (HRSA; 42 U.S.C. 297n). A Critical Shortage Facility is, in HRSA's words, "a public or private health care facility located in, designated as, or serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)", a primary care or mental health one. Awards are competitive: HRSA gives preference by financial need, the nurse's specialty or type of facility, and the HPSA score.

Kootenai Health (1), Shoshone Medical Center (1), Bingham Memorial Hospital (1), Ardent Health (1), Trinity Health (1), Intermountain Health (1), Minidoka Memorial Hospital (1) and North Canyon Medical Center (1). Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.