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Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Nephrology – Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – St. Cloud, MN

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$110K - $140K

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Job Description

Join an amazing collaborative group of 10 Physicians and 6 APP’s in CentraCare’s Nephrology Department

Summary

Join CentraCare's growing Nephrology team as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant and make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients with kidney disease across Central Minnesota.

This flexible full-time role offers a mix of mainly hospital rounding, and outreach/dialysis site visits, with no nights or call responsibilities.

Enjoy a collaborative, state-of-the-art practice environment, and a healthy work-life balance with minimal holidays and rotating weekends along with 7 days on 7 days off rotation.

Schedule

  • Full-time |.9 - 1.0 FTE | Onsite – St. Cloud Hospital - Clinic
  • 7 days on 7 days off rotation
  • Day Time Shift
  • No Nights or Call

Pay and Benefits

  • Salary range: $109,990.40 - $139,880 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!

Required

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
  • Eligibility for Minnesota licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Department Information

CentraCare's Nephrology program is a comprehensive, established kidney care service dedicated to improving the lives of patients across Central Minnesota.

Based at CentraCare's River Campus in St. Cloud and supported by St. Cloud Hospital, the team provides specialized care for patients with chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, hypertension, anemia, and end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis. The practice follows patients throughout the continuum of kidney care, creating meaningful long-term relationships while helping patients navigate complex medical conditions.

The nephrology team serves a broad regional population through a combination of outpatient clinic visits, inpatient hospital rounding, and outreach dialysis locations throughout Central Minnesota.

This unique model allows providers to practice in diverse care settings while maintaining continuity of care for patients in both urban and rural communities. The program offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home dialysis training, and ongoing chronic kidney disease management and education.

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/

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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

Provide specialized kidney care through hospital rounding, outpatient clinic visits, and outreach dialysis site visits. Manage patients with chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, and end-stage renal disease across diverse care settings.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Eligibility for Minnesota licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Acute Kidney Injury CareHypertension ManagementAnemia ManagementEnd-Stage Renal Disease CarePatient Education

Nephrology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Centra Care ranks #7 of 11 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Minnesota, the Nurse Practitioner weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$143k (60 salary observations; 104 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (1,960 salary observations; 6,195 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 46 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 67% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

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.

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Salary Distribution25 jobs · 15 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Nephrology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 109 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Cloud

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$252k≈ 2.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,244/mo≈ 14% 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.