Caribou Medical Center
Community Hospital · Soda Springs, ID
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Rotating 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You cover the full surgical arc—pre-op, intraoperative, and PACU—in one Surgical Services role at a critical access hospital with a daily census around two.
Moving here
Soda Springs averages about a 12-minute commute, with strong local marks for safety and community and a flat Idaho income tax around 5.7%.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
Experienced nurses
Patients rate nurse communication positively at 84% and 83% say they would recommend the hospital, from 40 surveys.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
New graduates
Clinical placement here has accepted new grads, with a noted placement window of 7/13–8/9/26.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Surgical Services call is rotating with a 30-minute report-to-hospital expectation, so you know the response window before you take the shift.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Moving here
A new Caribou Medical Center Clinic in nearby Grace recently held its ribbon cutting after the medical center completed the build.
Experienced nurses
Swing Bed is staffed enough to post a full-time RN Program Coordinator role, with BSN preferred and current BLS required.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Surgical Services RN includes rotating call with 30-minute report-to-hospital requirement; Ultrasound role lists 10-hour shift.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- $10,000 sign-on bonus for Respiratory Therapist with 3-year commitment
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- $10,000 sign-on bonus for full-time Ultrasound Technician/Sonographer; also mentions relocation package and retention bonus
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- IP Placement / clinical placement accepting new grads · Applications: 7/13-8/9/26 placement window mentioned
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Who they are
You would be walking into Caribou Medical Center at 300 South 3rd West in Soda Springs, a critical access hospital under local government ownership.
- Community Hospital · Soda Springs, ID
- Hiring rotating
More about Caribou Medical Center
The daily census sits around two patients, occupancy near 77%, with short average stays and a few hundred discharges a year—so the work is broad rather than high-volume. If you take Surgical Services, you cover pre-op, the OR, and PACU, with rotating call and a 30-minute report-to-hospital expectation. Swing Bed has posted a full-time RN Program Coordinator role; ultrasound runs 10-hour shifts. Staffing data shows about 0.72 RN per bed and a CMS Grade C, and the public nurse-review page is still empty—worth weighing beside the patient scores. Those patient numbers are clearer: from 40 surveys, nurse communication lands at 84% positive and 83% would recommend the hospital. Nearby, a new Caribou clinic in Grace has already held its ribbon cutting. Idaho is a compact-license state with a flat income tax near 5.7%, and the town’s average commute is under twelve minutes if you have a car.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- patient satisfaction and nurse communication
- High patient satisfaction noted; nurse communication positive experience 84% from 40 surveys; 83% likely to recommend.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
- nurse reviews availability
- No nurse culture reviews posted yet on the allnurses facility page.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
What to weigh
CMS grades staffing here a C, with about 0.72 RN per bed, and the allnurses facility page still has no nurse culture reviews posted.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
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Surgical Services
Surgical Services RN covers pre-op, intraoperative, post-op/PACU; rotating call with 30-minute report requirement.
Source location unconfirmedSource: indeed.com
Swing Bed
Hiring full-time Swing Bed Program Coordinator (RN); BSN preferred, current BLS required.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: facebook.comSource 2: instagram.com
Ultrasound/Sonography
Full-time Ultrasound Sonographer performs diagnostic exams and assists with specialty procedures; 10-hour shift.
Source location unconfirmedSource: indeed.com
Hospital-wide staffing
CMS Grade C staffing; RN per bed 0.72; HPPD 49.7; RN staffing 18; LPN/LVN 10; daily census 2; 77% occupancy.
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.com
OB
Employer social content references OB at Caribou Medical Center.
Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.com
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