Northfield Hospital + Clinics
Community Hospital · Lakeville, MN
- 1
- open role, live count
- 4.7
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, flexible schedules, and professional development opportunities listed for RN Birth Center & Med-Surg; $10,000 hiring bonus noted for some Respiratory Therapist roles with eligibility at offer.
The city
Living in Northfield, MN
Northfield is a charming southern Minnesota college town where the Cannon River winds through a historic downtown. Home to Carleton and St. Olaf colleges, it blends small-town warmth with cultural energy. About 40 miles south of Minneapolis–St. Paul, it's an appealing option for nurses seeking a quieter pace with easy weekend access to the Twin Cities.
Browse roles in Northfield- State price level · Minnesota
- 98.6
- 1% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,103/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be joining Northfield Hospital + Clinics with a Lakeville base and inpatient work that includes the Faribault Birth Center and Medical Surgical units.
- Community Hospital · Northfield
More about Northfield Hospital + Clinics
On a combined Birth Center & Med-Surg assignment you give direct care to maternal and newborn patients and to medical/surgical adults, with age-specific work across neonate, adolescent, and adult. Flexible schedules, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, and professional development opportunities show up on that RN posting. The broader system also runs an Emergency Department, Cancer Care & Infusion, Imaging, Breast Care Center, Lab, and outpatient surgery. Respiratory Therapy roles are described as clinically varied with a pace more balanced than higher-intensity acute settings, and some RT postings list a $10,000 hiring bonus discussed at offer. In 2025 the organization signed a letter of intent with Allina Health aimed at bringing the Allina Health Northfield Clinic under NH+C ownership to grow primary care. Pay is the part you will want to clarify early. One of our postings sits at $36.50 an hour; public ranges for RNs are mostly predicted annual figures, while RT base pay is stated around $37.96–$53.59. Minnesota is not a compact-license state and uses a graduated income tax, so plan licensure and take-home accordingly if you are moving in.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
The good
- Combined Birth Center and Medical Surgical RN work with maternal, newborn, and med-surg patients
- Flexible schedules listed for the RN Birth Center & Med-Surg role
- Tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness named as supports
- Opportunities for professional development listed
- RT roles described with broad scope and a more balanced pace than high-intensity acute care
- Primary-care expansion planned under the Allina letter of intent
The hard parts
- RN pay figures are thin—one posting at $36.50/hr and predicted annual ranges rather than a clear posted scale
- Nurse-to-patient ratios are not published
- No nurse residency program listed in available facts
- Minnesota is not a nursing compact state
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 29, 2026
- Website
- northfieldhospital.org ↗
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Northfield Hospital + Clinics
Registered Nurse (RN)
Birth Center - Casual
$55.99/hr
Northfield, Minnesota
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