Registered Nurse - 5th Floor

Children's Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Eligibility: PediatricMed surgPediatric Emergency Medicine

Posted Jul 29

Unit and setting: Med-Surg · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Against similar roles: Top of Minnesota Med-Surg payMinnesota Med-Surg postings that state pay run $46/hr to $57/hr, the middle half $46/hr to $54/hr, across 74 postings.

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Coordinates and provides family-centered nursing care to infants, children and adolescents, utilizing the nursing process. Accountable for professional practice including independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions performed in collaboration with other health team members. St. Paul 5th floor is a 26-bed pediatric medical/surgical unit that cares for a spectrum of children from infants to young adults suffering from both acute and chronic medical conditions. Team specializes in care of patients with diabetes, general medical/surgical care and children in acute behavioral health crisis. THIS IS AN MNA CONTRACT POSITION.

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In Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul, MN

Living costs about the same as the US average

Life in Saint Paul, MN

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals (and healthcare workers relocating for jobs) actually cluster in Hamline-Midway (median rent $924, median home $216,409, median age 32.3) for coffee shops, music venues, commuter access, and the Minnesota State Fair, and in St. Anthony Park (rent $948, home $272,812) for university ties and light rail. Macalester-Groveland (rent $1,085, home $391,207, safer than 94% of the city) and Highland Park (rent $1,203, home $328,006, safer than 88%) read as denser-suburban, with Macalester College, tree-lined streets, and Mississippi riverfront parks. West Seventh is the artsy historic dining strip (rent $1,197, home $219,377) but safer than only 35% of the city; Summit Hill and Cathedral Hill near Grand Avenue mean Victorian/bluff homes and boutiques; Lowertown is lofts; Frogtown (Thomas-Dale) is diverse and more value-oriented for first-time buyers. Locals tell movers to walk Lowertown, West 7th, Grand Ave, Hamline/Midway, and Cathedral Hill in person before signing.

Young professionals (and healthcare workers relocating for jobs) actually cluster in Hamline-Midway (median rent $924, median home $216,409, median age 32.3) for coffee shops, music venues, commuter access, and the Minnesota State Fair, and in St. Anthony Park (rent $948, home $272,812) for university ties and light rail. Macalester-Groveland (rent $1,085, home $391,207, safer than 94% of the city) and Highland Park (rent $1,203, home $328,006, safer than 88%) read as denser-suburban, with Macalester College, tree-lined streets, and Mississippi riverfront parks.

West Seventh is the artsy historic dining strip (rent $1,197, home $219,377) but safer than only 35% of the city; Summit Hill and Cathedral Hill near Grand Avenue mean Victorian/bluff homes and boutiques; Lowertown is lofts; Frogtown (Thomas-Dale) is diverse and more value-oriented for first-time buyers. Locals tell movers to walk Lowertown, West 7th, Grand Ave, Hamline/Midway, and Cathedral Hill in person before signing.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: affinity-moving.com

Getting aroundResidents say public transit inside St. Paul is good enough for a commute to work, with more trouble if you are going to or from the suburbs; the city is scored Walk Score 89 and Bike Score 70. St. Anthony Park has light-rail access, Hamline-Midway is explicitly a commuter neighborhood, and Macalester-Groveland is cited for quick commutes. Minneapolis is about 10 miles west, so Twin Cities hops are short, but housing type changes the daily grind: Summit Hill bluff homes come with stairs and tight street parking. Sources do not name hospital campuses, drive times, parking decks, or specific bus or rail lines to them.

Residents say public transit inside St. Paul is good enough for a commute to work, with more trouble if you are going to or from the suburbs; the city is scored Walk Score 89 and Bike Score 70. St. Anthony Park has light-rail access, Hamline-Midway is explicitly a commuter neighborhood, and Macalester-Groveland is cited for quick commutes. Minneapolis is about 10 miles west, so Twin Cities hops are short, but housing type changes the daily grind: Summit Hill bluff homes come with stairs and tight street parking.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, drive times, parking decks, or specific bus or rail lines to them.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com Source 5: affinity-moving.com

OutdoorsComo Park is the all-ages hub: Como Zoo, Como Town kiddie amusement park, the Conservatory, a golf course, a large playground, and Como Lake, with the neighborhood itself walkable to those pieces. Highland Park adds Highland National Golf Course and Mississippi River access; Battle Creek Regional Park and Fort Snelling State Park (hiking) sit among 170 to 180-plus city parks. Downtown recreation lives on Harriet Island Regional Park (Melodies on the Mississippi, Twin Cities Veg Fest, movie nights), Mears Park, Rice Park, Raspberry Island, and Upper Landing Park/City House. The classic local walk is Summit Avenue past Victorian mansions and river bluffs.

Como Park is the all-ages hub: Como Zoo, Como Town kiddie amusement park, the Conservatory, a golf course, a large playground, and Como Lake, with the neighborhood itself walkable to those pieces. Highland Park adds Highland National Golf Course and Mississippi River access; Battle Creek Regional Park and Fort Snelling State Park (hiking) sit among 170 to 180-plus city parks.

Downtown recreation lives on Harriet Island Regional Park (Melodies on the Mississippi, Twin Cities Veg Fest, movie nights), Mears Park, Rice Park, Raspberry Island, and Upper Landing Park/City House. The classic local walk is Summit Avenue past Victorian mansions and river bluffs.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: affinity-moving.com Source 3: apartmentguide.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: stpaul.gov Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com

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Living in Saint Paul

Saint Paul is Minnesota's capital and the historic half of the Twin Cities, about 10 miles from Minneapolis: 17 walkable districts, Victorian streets, and a cost of living about 6% below the U.S. average. Healthcare, government, 3M, and Ecolab anchor jobs. Typical one-bedrooms run about $1,311; median homes sit near $289k–$320k, cheaper in Hamline-Midway and West Seventh, pricier in Macalester-Groveland and Highland Park, with high property taxes and little new construction. Young professionals cluster in Hamline-Midway (State Fair, music, about $924 rent), St. Anthony Park (light rail), West Seventh (dining), and Lowertown lofts; families lean Highland Park, Como (zoo, conservatory, lake), and Mac-Groveland. Walk Grand Avenue, Cathedral Hill, and Summit Avenue's mansions before leasing. Winters from November to March mean deep cold, snow, and shoveling, balanced by the 1886 Winter Carnival, park music at Harriet Island and Mears Park, the Ordway, and the State Fair. City transit is workable for in-town commutes, weaker to suburbs. The honest tradeoff is climate versus neighborhood charm, parks (170+), and prices that still beat Minneapolis.

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As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: apartmentguide.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: affinity-moving.com Source 5: visitsaintpaul.com Source 6: stpaul.gov Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: youtube.com

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