Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) – St. Cloud, MN

Centra Care

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Centra Care is a community hospital.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Apr 10 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: 10-⁠hour rotating6 shifts a week
Unit and setting: OR · Hospital
License: CRNA licenseCurrent licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota.
Term: Permanent

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New grads: Welcomed
License: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota. Check your license
License: Current licensure as an APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) in the State of Minnesota. Check your license
Certification: Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required per established policy.
Certification: Successful completion of medical staff office credentialing must be completed prior to working without a preceptor.
Certification: Successful completion of third-party payer credentialing must be completed prior to billing for services
Certification: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.

Preferred

Also asks: Knowledge of growth and development principles over the entire life span of the patient population to include neonate to geriatric. Preferred: Knowledge of growth and development principles over the entire life span of the patient population to include neonate to geriatric.
Also asks: Ability to observe, assess, and interpret patient age specific data, reaction, treatments, progress, and outcomes. Preferred: Ability to observe, assess, and interpret patient age specific data, reaction, treatments, progress, and outcomes.
Also asks: Knowledge of current anesthesia principles and practices, agents, equipment, devices, and techniques. Preferred: Knowledge of current anesthesia principles and practices, agents, equipment, devices, and techniques.
Also asks: Knowledge of emergency medical procedures Preferred: Knowledge of emergency medical procedures
Also asks: Ability to communicate effectively with other professionals and the general public. Preferred: Ability to communicate effectively with other professionals and the general public.

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Sign-on bonus: $75,000

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CRNA Opportunities Open! New Graduates and currently enrolled students encouraged to apply. $75,000 Sign-on bonus available! Summary Under the general supervision of an anesthesiologist, administers local, regional, inhalational, intravenous, and other anesthetic agents for surgical, obstetrical, and diagnostic procedures in accordance with established standards and regulations. Provides age-appropriate, patient- and family-centered care, and actively supports patient safety initiatives and other safety practices. Schedule Shift variety to include 8-hr, 10-hr shifts 4-6 days/week Call shared between 40+ providers Rotating holidays

Pay and Benefits

Salary range: $283,534.68 - $307,178.56 per year Pay may be determined by factors such as education, experience, skills, knowledge, location, and internal equity Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate May be eligible for additional pay through bonuses, quality incentives, or production-based (RVU) compensation. $75,000 Sign-on Bonus available

Benefits

medical, life, disability, dental, vision, retirement; weekend incentive pay; vacation/CME days; CME and paid professional fees (AANA, DEA, license fees, etc.) Qualifications

Required

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Current licensure as an APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) in the State of Minnesota. Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required per established policy. Successful completion of medical staff office credentialing must be completed prior to working without a preceptor. Successful completion of third-party payer credentialing must be completed prior to billing for services

Preferred

Knowledge of growth and development principles over the entire life span of the patient population to include neonate to geriatric. Ability to observe, assess, and interpret patient age specific data, reaction, treatments, progress, and outcomes. Knowledge of current anesthesia principles and practices, agents, equipment, devices, and techniques. Knowledge of emergency medical procedures Ability to communicate effectively with other professionals and the general public.

Department Information

The Anesthesia Department is a collaborative team of approximately 50 CRNAs and more than 20 anesthesiologists who work together in a highly supportive, collegial environment. The department provides anesthesia services across an extensive surgical platform, including 24 operating rooms in the main hospital, multiple EP and Cath Lab locations, endoscopy suites, dedicated OB suites, and both inpatient and outpatient surgery centers. A separate CRNA team manages C-section and obstetric anesthesia care.

The department supports the full spectrum of surgical services—including open heart, endovascular, and neurosurgery—and delivers care for approximately 14,000 surgical cases annually. Our Location CentraCare, a leading not-for-profit health system and one of the largest providers of rural care, serves patients across Central, West Central, and Southwestern Minnesota. It delivers nationally recognized care through 40+ medical and surgical specialties, innovative population health programs, and a collaborative physician–administration leadership model.

St. Cloud Hospital, a 489-bed regional referral center and Level II trauma center, delivers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services with Magnet-designated nursing and expert support staff. Just 60 minutes from Minneapolis-St. Paul, the St. Cloud region is a family-friendly mini-metro featuring excellent schools and four colleges, vibrant arts and theatre, abundant lakes and outdoor recreation, and year-round activities for all seasons. About CentraCare: https://www.centracare.com/about-us/ St. Cloud, Minnesota: https://jobs.centracare.com/us/en/st.-cloud 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.

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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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Living in Saint Cloud

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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