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St. Cloud, Minnesota

Cardiology – Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – St. Cloud, Minnesota

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$118K–$159K

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Posted 4mo ago

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

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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.

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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

Atrial Fibrillation ManagementClinical Pathway Development

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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Cardiology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 368 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in St. Cloud

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$252k≈ 2.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,244/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.