Registered Nurse | Orthopedics Clinic

Centra Care

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Centra Care is a community hospital.

Posted Oct 19

Shift and hours: 8-⁠hour days
License: RN license Registered Nurse (RN) Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Minnesota required.
Term: Permanent

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License: Registered Nurse (RN) Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Minnesota required. Check your license
Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required per established policy required.
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required, minimum of an associate's degree.
Also asks: Possesses the ability to understand patients' medical records, physician orders and medication orders to be communicated to the patient and hospital staff.
Also asks: 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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The Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse renders care to patients in the clinic setting working as a valuable member of the health care team making independent and dependent decisions under the direction of a provider. The RN is a competent nurse who has mastered technical skills and uses evidence-based interventions in providing age-appropriate care to patients and families. The RN continues to collaborate with other health care team members when the need for assistance is identified. Supports and implements patient safety and other safety practices as appropriate. Maintains professional competencies for practice.

Schedule

Full-time | 72-80 hours every two weeks | St. Cloud Day shift | 8-hour shifts | 8am-4:30pm

Pay and Benefits

Pay based on experience and degree Associate/Diploma in nursing starting at $38.76 per hour Bachelor’s in nursing starting at $40.10 per hour Master’s in nursing starting at $41.44 per hour Pay range: $38.76 - $64.67 per hour Full time

benefits

medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more! Tuition reimbursement and college grant programs available.

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required, minimum of an associate's degree. Registered Nurse (RN) Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Minnesota required. Basic Life Support (BLS) Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required per established policy required. Possesses the ability to understand patients' medical records, physician orders and medication orders to be communicated to the patient and hospital staff. 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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