Nursing Careers, Fellowships, and Residencies - Kootenai Health Nursing Opportunities SURROUNDED BY TOP TALENT. ENCOURAGED BY LEADERSHIP. NURSING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES Regardless of where you’d like to go in your nursing career, Kootenai Health offers the tools and resources to help you get there. If you are interested in working in one of our specialty programs, contact a recruiter to discuss such options as our Nurse Residency Program, Fellowship Program, PERIOP-101 Course, or Leadership Academy. Nurse Residency Program If you have less than one year of nursing experience, consider our Nurse Residency Program, which will support your transition and ensure that you’re truly prepared to succeed. Get the Details Periop 101 Course Nurses new to the operating room enjoy a six-month AORN Periop 101 cohort-training period to ensure a b foundation for both circulating and scrubbing. NURSING EXCELLENCE LADDER PROGRAM This is our way of encouraging you to grow professionally as a nurse. In return, you’ll be recognized through financial rewards for advancing your practice and improving organizational outcomes related to safety, compassion, and engagement. Get the Details NURSE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM This structured program provides nurses with opportunities for professional growth and development. The mentor is an individual who possesses expertise and knowledge in an area that is desired by the mentee. The program features evidence-based resources available through our affiliation with Mayo Clinic. Self-identified participants will engage in learning, goal setting, and relationship building through participation in regularly scheduled meetings over the course of a 6-12-month partnership. PTAP ACCREDITATION Kootenai Health Nurse Residency is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs. NURSING ANNUAL REPORTS The Kootenai Health 2020 and 2021 annual reports for nursing celebrate the extraordinary role our nurses play in caring for our community and the outcomes that have been achieved as a result of their commitment to excellence. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 NURSE APPRENTICE PROGRAM A nurse apprentice is defined as a currently enrolled nursing student who is employed for pay in a non-licensed capacity by an Idaho Board of Nursing-approved health care agency. Working in partnership with an RN to experience increased exposure to clinical application and critical nurse thinking, they enjoy flexible work hours. Our Nurse Apprentice Program is designed to enable an easier transition to practice as nurse apprentices enter nurse residency. CNA APPRENTICE PROGRAM The nursing assistant apprentice is defined as an individual hired by Kootenai Health and currently enrolled in a nursing assistant course at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center (WTC). The 12-week course concludes with testing and potential for certification. Program tuition is paid for by Kootenai Health. At the successful completion of the program, the CNA is fully oriented to the role and ready to transition into a CNA position on their unit of hire. Was this page helpful? Provide Feedback Exceptional Awaits. JOIN OUR TALENT COMMUNITY ABOUT Meet the Team FAQs LIFE AT KOOTENAI HEALTH Benefits Resources for Growth and Development Living in Coeur d’Alene A Day in the Life CAREER AREAS Nursing Opportunities Nurse Residency Program Provider Opportunities GETTING HIRED Internal Talent Mobility Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities 2003 Kootenai Health Way | Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814