Carrie Thompson, NP

Carrie Thompson, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, OCN, ACGN, joined Logan Health in 2011 as a nurse practitioner. Carrie is board certified as a genetics nurse practitioner, adult nurse practitioner, and oncology nurse. She holds specialty certification in cancer genetic risk assessment. Carrie established and leads the Logan Health Digestive Center gastroenterology cancer genetic screening and surveillance program and is Director of Genetics Development for Logan Health. Carrie was awarded a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Gonzaga University with a specialty concentration in clinical genetics and is published in the field of clinical genetics. She completed her graduate nurse practitioner training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with specialization in adult oncology. As the Director of the Logan Health Genomics Fellowship Program, she developed, lecturers, and mentors for the Logan Health Post-Master’s Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program in Genetics. In 2008, Carrie was awarded Nurse Practitioner of the Year for her work developing a rural oncology program for Kootenai Medical Center. Carrie is the Assistant Clinical Professor for the Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing program at Montana State University. She is doctoral trained in quality improvement, leadership, translational research, healthcare policy & advocacy, and population health outcomes. She brings over 30 years of healthcare experience to Logan Health. Her professional passions include preventative health, cancer, and genetics.Carrie was born in Ontario Canada and moved west after graduating from college. She has worked in Wyoming, and Idaho. She is a long time resident of the valley along with her husband Jeff who is a teacher and wrestling coach and their six children Shaye, Skye, Hunter, Anders, Gunnar, and Colt.