Cardiology – Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – St. Cloud, Minnesota
Listed compensation
$118K–$159K
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Job Description
A growing, innovative cardiovascular program is looking for an Advanced Practice Provider to help build and support a comprehensive atrial fibrillation program.
This role offers the opportunity to work alongside a collaborative electrophysiology and cardiology team, providing longitudinal management for patients with atrial fibrillation through guideline-directed care, patient education, risk factor modification, and coordinated procedural planning.
The advanced practice provider will help support and shape clinical pathways designed to improve access, care coordination, and quality outcomes across the continuum of atrial fibrillation patient care. In this role you will practice with a high level of autonomy while benefiting from strong physician collaboration and support. This position will initially focus on left atrial appendage occlusion program, with future expansion into broader atrial fibrillation care.
Schedule: * Full-time | 1.0 FTE 80 hours biweekly
- Onsite: CentraCare Heart and Vascular Center, St. Cloud Hospital
- Days (Day/Evening) | 10-hour shifts 7:00 – 5:00 or 7:30 - 5:30
- Weekends: Not required Call: No overnight call Holidays: Not required
Pay and Benefits
- Salary range: $117,811.20 - $159,057.60 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.
- Benefits: Medical, dental, time off, retirement, employee discounts and more!
Qualifications
Required
- Advanced Practice Provider Experience in Cardiology and/or Electrophysiology Required
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
- Eligibility for Minnesota licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Preferred
- Experience in Program Development
Department Information
CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center is supported by 27 Advanced Practice Providers and a highly specialized cardiology team, including interventional, non-invasive, and electrophysiology physicians, along with strong clinical and administrative support.
The Practice Includes
Comprehensive advanced cardiac imaging, including Cardiac MRI and CT
Access to Structural Interventions Including
- TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
- MitraClip
- Watchman
- TMVR (Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement)
- Complex coronary interventions
- High-risk Impella-supported PCI
- CTO program
Collaborative Specialty Clinics and Programs, Including
- Structural heart and valve clinics
- Lipid clinic
- Hypertension clinic
- Cardio-oncology clinic
- Additional multidisciplinary cardiovascular programs
CentraCare Heart & Vascular Services
centracare.com
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 centracare.com
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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.
Key Responsibilities
The provider will build and support a comprehensive atrial fibrillation program, focusing initially on left atrial appendage occlusion. Responsibilities include longitudinal patient management, guideline-directed care, and shaping clinical pathways to improve quality outcomes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 40 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 55% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Cardiology – Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – St. Cloud, Minnesota at Centra Care a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Cardiology (NP) — ranked against 368 active Cardiology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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