St. Luke's is recruiting for our widely known Nursing Apprenticeship program, referred to as SNAP.

This employment experience will provide you with the opportunity to expand your nursing knowledge and critical thinking skills while working in direct patient care alongside experienced nursing professionals.

The St. Luke's Nurse Apprenticeship Program (SNAP) experience is designed to provide a supportive, positive, acute care experience for students to apply critical thinking and nursing knowledge while functioning in the role of a nurse apprentice. The purpose is to build relationships, gain knowledge and exposure to the benefits of a nursing career at St. Luke's Health System. 

Time Commitment:

Full time – May 2025 - July 2025 (Program starts in May for 10-15 weeks dependent on school curriculum) 

Flex schedule – August 2025 – May 2026 (One 12 hour shift a month)

Program requirements:

• Completed junior year of a four-year accredited baccalaureate program in nursing OR completed the 1st year of an accredited ADN College
• Letter from the Idaho State Board of Nursing verifying qualifications to function as a Nurse Apprentice.
• Current AHA Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Providers certificate.

Career Pathing – Go from SNAP to STAR!

Once you have completed your first year as a SNAP, your next opportunity would have you apply and move to our STAR Residency Training Program!  Join all our new graduate RNs in our year-long STAR Residency Program to help you transition from a student nurse to successfully taking a full patient load. 

Benefits – when you are full time.

• Medical/Dental/Vision - Start the 1st of the month following your start date
• Retirement plans (403b) - No vesting period!
• Paid time off (Vacation, holidays and short-term disability)
• Long term disability
• Life insurance
• Air St. Luke's
• Healthy U wellness plan
• Tuition/Certification Reimbursement & Scholarships
• Adoption Reimbursement
• and many more... 

Top 3 Awards and Accreditations! 

• Boise Magnet designation for the 5th consecutive year! This is rare among health care systems.
• One of America’s Top 15 Health Systems in the US – for the 9^th consecutive year!
• Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the US!

MV SNAP Recruiter: 

Sarah McLaughlin 

mclaughs@slhs.org

208-381-6541

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.