Nursing Education Specialist

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota

Posted Oct 12

License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) competency is highly recommended.
Experience: Experience in educational programming.
Also asks: Demonstrated teaching skills.
Also asks: Internal applicants should attach their three most recent performance appraisals.

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Certification: Certification in nursing professional development is preferred.

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This Nursing Education Specialist (NES) position will support the inpatient hospital units JO3A (Hospital Internal Medicine) and FR2C (Family Medicine), while also providing support to the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Division. The NES works collaboratively to assess, plan, implement and evaluate educational activities through a systems model for Department of Nursing staff including orientation, continuing education, and competency programs. Roles of the NES include learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for Nursing Professional Development specialty and partner for practice transitions.

This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification. Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing or an associate or bachelor's degree in Nursing with a master's/doctoral degree in healthcare/education related field.

Master’s or doctoral degree in Nursing education is preferred. Will consider applicants meeting all other qualifications who commit to degree completion within six months from application date. Additional

Qualifications

Experience in educational programming. Demonstrated teaching skills. Certification in nursing professional development is preferred. Basic Life Support (BLS) competency is highly recommended. Internal applicants should attach their three most recent performance appraisals. License or

Certification

Current RN license by applicable state requirements. Additional state licensure(s) and/or specialty training as required by the work area and recognized on the DON approved credentials list.

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In Rochester, MN

Rochester, MNFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% below the US average

Median rent: $1,399/mo
Household income: $89,389/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Rochester, MN

NeighborhoodsNurses and other Mayo-adjacent professionals commonly live in Pill Hill, Folwell, Kutzky Park, Historic Southwest, Downtown, Slatterly Park, Lowertown, and East Pioneer Park for a short hop to campus. Country Club Manor and Slatterly Park are recommended in local Facebook discussion as safe, family-friendly neighborhoods. Newer construction clusters south of downtown in Hart Farms, Mayo Woodlands, Millie Meadows, Merrihills, Greystone-Baronwood, Windermere Woods, Echo-Ridge, and Scenic Oaks, northwest in Badger Ridge, Manor Woods, and Crimson Ridge, and northeast in Century Hills and Cassidy Ridge. For more house at a lower price, residents point to Stewartville, Kasson, Oronoco, and Plainview; Byron is the bedroom community that can cost more than Rochester listings.

Nurses and other Mayo-adjacent professionals commonly live in Pill Hill, Folwell, Kutzky Park, Historic Southwest, Downtown, Slatterly Park, Lowertown, and East Pioneer Park for a short hop to campus. Country Club Manor and Slatterly Park are recommended in local Facebook discussion as safe, family-friendly neighborhoods.

Newer construction clusters south of downtown in Hart Farms, Mayo Woodlands, Millie Meadows, Merrihills, Greystone-Baronwood, Windermere Woods, Echo-Ridge, and Scenic Oaks, northwest in Badger Ridge, Manor Woods, and Crimson Ridge, and northeast in Century Hills and Cassidy Ridge. For more house at a lower price, residents point to Stewartville, Kasson, Oronoco, and Plainview; Byron is the bedroom community that can cost more than Rochester listings.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: livinginrochestermn.com

Getting aroundThe average commute in Rochester is about 16 minutes, versus a U.S. average of about 26, and locals describe traffic as light with few bottlenecks. Downtown Mayo Clinic, hotels, and offices connect through climate-controlled skyways and underground walkways, which matter in winter. Living in Pill Hill, Folwell, Kutzky Park, Historic Southwest, or Slatterly Park is a walk or very short drive to campus; southern new-construction areas and bedroom towns such as Stewartville lengthen the trip but still usually stay easy by big-city standards. Community comments also call public transit decent, without naming specific routes.

The average commute in Rochester is about 16 minutes, versus a U.S. average of about 26, and locals describe traffic as light with few bottlenecks. Downtown Mayo Clinic, hotels, and offices connect through climate-controlled skyways and underground walkways, which matter in winter.

Living in Pill Hill, Folwell, Kutzky Park, Historic Southwest, or Slatterly Park is a walk or very short drive to campus; southern new-construction areas and bedroom towns such as Stewartville lengthen the trip but still usually stay easy by big-city standards. Community comments also call public transit decent, without naming specific routes.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livinginrochestermn.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: livinginrochestermn.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsRochester maintains more than 100 park sites—about 142 parks on roughly 5,125 acres of public land—plus paths along Bear Creek and the Zumbro River and about 85 miles of paved trails. Quarry Hill Nature Center offers 329 acres inside city limits; Silver Lake, West Silver Lake Park, Essex Park, Bear Creek Park, Kutzky Park, and Eastwood Park come up often. Short drives reach Oxbow Park to the west, Root River to the southeast, Whitewater to the east, and Carley State Park to the northeast, with about six state parks in the wider region. Trails are used year-round for running, biking, and cross-country skiing.

Rochester maintains more than 100 park sites—about 142 parks on roughly 5,125 acres of public land—plus paths along Bear Creek and the Zumbro River and about 85 miles of paved trails. Quarry Hill Nature Center offers 329 acres inside city limits; Silver Lake, West Silver Lake Park, Essex Park, Bear Creek Park, Kutzky Park, and Eastwood Park come up often.

Short drives reach Oxbow Park to the west, Root River to the southeast, Whitewater to the east, and Carley State Park to the northeast, with about six state parks in the wider region. Trails are used year-round for running, biking, and cross-country skiing.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: homeandmoney.com Source 3: exploreminnesota.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: postcardjar.com

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Rochester is a Mayo Clinic city: just over 120,000 people, climate-controlled downtown skyways, and an average commute of about 16 minutes. More than $5 billion in Destination Medical Center investment since 2013 has rebuilt the core around healthcare. Nurses who want to walk to campus look at Pill Hill, Folwell, Kutzky Park, Historic Southwest, Slatterly Park, and Lowertown. Those who want newer houses or more space look south to Hart Farms, Scenic Oaks, and Mayo Woodlands, or to Stewartville, Kasson, Oronoco, and Plainview. One-bedrooms average about $1,399 and citywide rent about $1,446; luxury clusters in Pill Hill, Foxcroft, and the Baihly neighborhoods. Daily life runs on 85 miles of paved trails, Quarry Hill Nature Center’s 329 acres, Silver Lake, the Zumbro, summer Thursdays Downtown, the Chateau Theatre, and Rochester Art Center. Bleu Duck Kitchen, Terza Ristorante, Five West, and Chester’s are local dining standouts, but this is not a big-city food or nightlife scene. Winters typically last from November into March and can snow in May; shopping is thin and some residents mention package theft. Safety, parks, and short drives are why many stay.

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