Registered Nurse | Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You'll care for patients with complex heart and chest conditions, including those recovering from CABG and valve replacement surgery. Centra Care is a community hospital.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 28

Shift and hours: 8- and 12-⁠hour shifts · Rotating day and night shifts 8 and 12-hour shifts Day/night rotation48-60 hours every two weeks
Unit and setting: Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit (CVTU) · Hospital treating patients with complex cardiovascular and thoracic conditionsPatients with complex cardiovascular and thoracic conditions
License: RN licenseCurrent Minnesota RN license
Term: Permanent Part-time | 48-60 hours every two weeks | OnsitePart-time

Do you qualify?

License: Current Minnesota RN license Check your license
Certification: Current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider card Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card
Education: Graduate of a nursing program Graduate from a nursing program

Preferred

Certification: National certification in nursing specialty National Certification in Nursing Specialty preferred
Certification: ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Saint Cloud staff RN rolesSaint Cloud staff RN postings that state pay run $40/hr to $45/hr, the middle half $43/hr to $45/hr, across 59 postings.
Pay differential: Earn extra pay for working evening/night/weekend shifts Earn extra pay for working evening/night/weekend shifts
Sign-on bonus: $3,500
Extra pay: Extra pay for evening, night and weekend shiftsworking evening/night/weekend shifts
Bonus: $3,500 hiring bonus $3,500 hiring bonus and $5,000 relocation bonus for eligible candidates!you must be an external candidate who is hired into an eligible full time or part time benefited position
Bonus: $5,000 relocation bonusyou must accept a full time or part time benefited position and may not have worked for CentraCare in the last 9 months, and must relocate from more than 50 miles away to within 30 miles of St. Cloud Hospital within 120 days of employment
Pay reviews: Pay set by experience and degree Pay based on experience and degree

Benefits

BenefitsMedical benefitsBenefits : medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!
BenefitsDental benefits
BenefitsPTO
BenefitsRetirement plan
BenefitsEmployee discounts
BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement and college grant programs available

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BenefitsCollege grant programs
Medical insurance
Dental
Retirement

The role and schedule

Weekends: Every third weekend Every third weekend and predetermined holiday rotation
Holidays: Predetermined holiday rotation
Details: Onsite Part-time | 48-60 hours every two weeks | Onsite
Details: Hiring incentives may be discontinued at any time CentraCare hiring incentives to include but not limited to, hiring bonus and relocation assistance may be discontinued at any time.

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CentraCare invites Registered Nurses who are looking for a fulfilling and dynamic career path to join our Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit (CVTU). The CVTU specializes in treating patients with complex cardiovascular and thoracic conditions, including those recovering from surgeries such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valve replacements. In this role, you will have opportunities for specialization, professional development, and career advancement.

The supportive work environment and the chance to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives make CentraCare an excellent place to further your nursing career. Schedule Part-time | 48-60 hours every two weeks | Onsite Day/night rotation| 8 and 12-hour shifts | 7am-3:30pm, 7am-7:30pm, 7pm -7:30am and 11pm-7:30am Every third weekend and predetermined holiday rotation

Pay and Benefits

Pay based on experience and degree Associate/Diploma in nursing starting at $42.86 per hour Bachelor’s in nursing starting at $44.34 per hour Master’s in nursing starting at $45.82 per hour Pay range: $42.86- $71.51 per hour Earn extra pay for working evening/night/weekend shifts $3,500 hiring bonus and $5,000 relocation bonus for eligible candidates!

Benefits

medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more! Tuition reimbursement and college grant programs available Qualifications Graduate from a nursing program BSN required within three (3) years Current Minnesota RN license Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card National Certification in Nursing Specialty preferred Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred To be eligible for the hiring bonus, you must be an external candidate who is hired into an eligible full time or part time benefited position. Previous employees qualify if they have not worked for CentraCare for at least 9 months at the date of hire.

To be eligible for the relocation assistance, you must accept a full time or part time benefited position and may not have worked for CentraCare in the last 9 months. You must currently reside more than 50 miles away from the St. Cloud Hospital and relocate to within 30 miles of it with 120 days of employment. CentraCare hiring incentives to include but not limited to, hiring bonus and relocation assistance may be discontinued at any time.

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.

What's around it?

In Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud, MN

Living costs about the same as the US average

Life in Saint Cloud, MN

NeighborhoodsNurses and other young professionals commonly look at in-city neighborhoods such as Lake George, Centennial, Southside, West Side, Wilson Park, Hester Park, Lincoln School, and the Clemens and Munsinger Gardens area, which mix residential streets with downtown-adjacent and college-town housing. Downtown one-bedrooms have averaged around $878, with citywide one-bedrooms nearer the mid-$900s, so living in town is relatively cheap versus the Twin Cities. Reddit locals often steer movers instead toward St. Joseph, St. Augusta, St. Stephen, and Rice/Royalton—towns they describe as better day-to-day places to live with a 20–30 minute drive into St. Cloud. St. Joseph in particular is recommended for food, breweries, parks, and the Lake Wobegon Trail.

Nurses and other young professionals commonly look at in-city neighborhoods such as Lake George, Centennial, Southside, West Side, Wilson Park, Hester Park, Lincoln School, and the Clemens and Munsinger Gardens area, which mix residential streets with downtown-adjacent and college-town housing. Downtown one-bedrooms have averaged around $878, with citywide one-bedrooms nearer the mid-$900s, so living in town is relatively cheap versus the Twin Cities.

Reddit locals often steer movers instead toward St. Joseph, St. Augusta, St. Stephen, and Rice/Royalton—towns they describe as better day-to-day places to live with a 20–30 minute drive into St. Cloud. St. Joseph in particular is recommended for food, breweries, parks, and the Lake Wobegon Trail.

Sources

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

Getting aroundGuides describe commuting as easy: mild traffic, a compact city footprint, and surrounding towns such as St. Joseph, St. Augusta, St. Stephen, and Rice/Royalton sitting a 20–30 minute drive from town. A car is treated as essential—local write-ups list needing a vehicle as a core con and do not name a practical transit alternative. Healthcare is the city’s largest industry, with hospitals and specialty practices spread across St. Cloud, so most work trips are short intra-city drives rather than a long suburban haul. Minneapolis–St. Paul is about 65 miles southeast, framed as a day trip or weekend getaway rather than a daily reverse commute.

Guides describe commuting as easy: mild traffic, a compact city footprint, and surrounding towns such as St. Joseph, St. Augusta, St. Stephen, and Rice/Royalton sitting a 20–30 minute drive from town. A car is treated as essential—local write-ups list needing a vehicle as a core con and do not name a practical transit alternative.

Healthcare is the city’s largest industry, with hospitals and specialty practices spread across St. Cloud, so most work trips are short intra-city drives rather than a long suburban haul. Minneapolis–St. Paul is about 65 miles southeast, framed as a day trip or weekend getaway rather than a daily reverse commute.

Sources

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

OutdoorsSt. Cloud maintains 95 parks on about 1,400 acres, with Whitney Memorial Park and riverside Munsinger and Clemens Gardens—the latter often listed among notable public gardens—as the showpieces. From Riverside Park on the east bank, a footpath follows the Mississippi beside the Beaver Islands, a natural cluster used for kayaking and canoeing. Downtown Lake George has walking trails, fountains, and year-round community events, and the Lake Wobegon Trail toward St. Joseph is the named cycling and walking corridor. Outdoor recreation is a stated local strength across all four seasons, provided you are equipped for heavy snow.

St. Cloud maintains 95 parks on about 1,400 acres, with Whitney Memorial Park and riverside Munsinger and Clemens Gardens—the latter often listed among notable public gardens—as the showpieces. From Riverside Park on the east bank, a footpath follows the Mississippi beside the Beaver Islands, a natural cluster used for kayaking and canoeing.

Downtown Lake George has walking trails, fountains, and year-round community events, and the Lake Wobegon Trail toward St. Joseph is the named cycling and walking corridor. Outdoor recreation is a stated local strength across all four seasons, provided you are equipped for heavy snow.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: mntrips.com Source 3: visitstcloud.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: oaksatbentonshirestcloud.com

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Saint Cloud—Granite City, a Mississippi river town of roughly 71,000 to 73,500 about 65 miles northwest of Minneapolis—is a healthcare-and-college hub where nurses will find the region’s largest industry already built around hospitals and specialty clinics. What sets it apart is below-national rents (about $935 for a one-bedroom as of September 2026), 95 parks plus riverside Munsinger and Clemens Gardens, and 20–30 minute drives from quieter towns such as St. Joseph and St. Augusta. In town, Lake George, Southside, and the gardens neighborhoods put you near Lake George events, the 1921 Paramount Center for the Arts, and dinner at Anton’s or the Blue Goose Speakeasy; St. Joseph adds breweries, the Lake Wobegon Trail, and a local reputation as the better place to actually live. You will need a car, winters bring about 48 inches of snow and stretches near 0°F, and nightlife is quiet. The tradeoff is mild traffic, kayaking the Beaver Islands, and housing costs about 17 percent below the national average.

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As of 2026Source 1: oaksatbentonshirestcloud.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: mntrips.com Source 4: visitstcloud.com Source 5: travelawaits.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: sroa.com

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