Certified Critical Care Nurse

As a Critical Care Nurse, you will care for patients with complex conditions in variety of critical care settings. If you thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, then joining our critical care nurse team is the right fit for you.

Why Saint Alphonsus?

Saint Alphonsus Health System was ranked in the top 15 health systems in the United States.
We are nonprofit, faith-based health system.
Our Regional Medical Center (Boise) is recognized as the region's only Level II Trauma Center, Level I Stroke Center and Level III NICU providing the most experienced care to the most critically ill patients.
With over 75 diverse services and specialties, we continue to maintain our Centers of Excellence in: Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, Oncology, Orthopedics, Trauma & Emergency and Women's & Children's.

Overview of Critical Care Units:

Neuro, Surgical, Trauma ICU

18 beds treating patients with complex neurological conditions
Tour Idaho's First and Only Neuro, Surgical, Trauma Unit:

Boise, Idaho:

Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Includes 22 beds, patients with medical and trauma
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU): Includes 10 beds, patients with interventional cardiology
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU): Includes 10 beds, patients with open heart, lung and ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
Critical Care Float Pool: Coverage to all three of the above units as well as the Emergency Department

Nampa, Idaho:

Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Includes 18 beds, patients with respiratory, cath lab, medical

Ontario, Oregon:

Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Includes 6 beds, patients with general high acuity

Baker City, Oregon:

Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Includes two beds, patients with DKA, Peds, COPD, respiratory, overdoses

Are you a current RN but don’t have the necessary qualifications to become a CCRN? No problem! Saint Alphonsus has developed Idaho’s only critical care residency program. Offering critical care paid education including hands-on learning philosophies over just a 6-month period.

Our goal is to provide the education, experience and training for our nurses to feel competent when caring and responding to the most critically ill patients.

You will:

Experience a paid six-month residency at the region’s only Level II Trauma Center
Become part of a federally recognized apprenticeship and receive a certificate upon completion

What does the program look like?

24 weeks, full time commitment (up to 40 hours per week)
First 20 weeks will be during the day; transition to night for the final 4 weeks
Two to three week 12-hour clinical shifts a week plus weekly class time
2-year commitment to unit after completion of residency