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Hospital · Blackfoot, ID

Grove Creek Medical Center

350 North Meridian Street, Blackfoot, ID 83221

Contract staffing here runs below most Idaho hospitals, at 0% of payroll.

Contract labor share
0%
Idaho median 4.2%
Staff per bed
3.1
Idaho median 10.2
Average pay, all roles
$68,693
Idaho median $90,743
Beds
8
25 employees (FTE)
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Grove Creek Medical Center

Grove Creek Medical Center is a 8-bed acute care hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, with about 25 full-time-equivalent employees, or 3.1 staff per bed. The median across the 16 Idaho hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 10.2.

In the fiscal year ending December 2024, the hospital reported $0.0 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 0% of its payroll. The median for comparable Idaho hospitals is 4.2%. This hospital leans on contract staff less than most Idaho hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $68,693, below the $90,743 median for comparable Idaho hospitals. That figure covers every job in the hospital, not nurses alone.

What this means if you apply here

  • Contract spending here is not unusual for a Idaho hospital of this type, so focus your questions on the unit itself.
  • Fewer staff per bed than most comparable Idaho hospitals, so ask how assignments are built.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • Which units rely most on contract nurses right now?
  • Are permanent roles open on those units, and what sign-on terms come with them?
  • What is the typical RN assignment on the unit I would join?
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Sources. CMS Hospital Cost Report, fiscal year ending December 2024. Comparisons use the latest report for each Idaho hospital of the same type.