General Surgery – Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – St. Cloud, MN
Listed compensation
$122k-$158k
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Job Description
Established practice with 15 surgeons and 12 advanced practice providers.
Extensive mentoring program.
Summary
As an Advanced Practice Provider with the General Surgery team, you will provide comprehensive patient assessments, diagnose conditions, initiate appropriate care and treatment, and monitor patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
You will follow established protocols, collaborate with physicians, and exercise independent clinical judgment in healthcare decision-making while promoting patient- and family-centered care. This role primarily focuses on inpatient general surgery care, with limited operating room responsibilities.
Schedule
- 10-hour shifts (4 per week)
- Every 3rd weekend will be built into the schedule
Pay and Benefits
- Salary range: $122,481.01-$158,409.06 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 compensation.
- Benefits: Medical, dental, time off, retirement, employee discounts and more!
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
- Eligibility for Minnesota licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- CPR certification is required
- Must be able to treat all ages
Preferred
- Surgical experience preferred
- Previous experience as an Advanced Practice Provider is preferred but not required
Department Information
Some of the services provided and conditions treated include the following:
- Colon and rectal cancer
- Laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder
- Thyroid and parathyroid disease
- Breast diseases
- Biopsy of breast lesions
- Sentinel node excision
- Lumpectomy/Mastectomy
- All types of hernias
- Manage trauma patients
- Stomach and small bowel surgery
- Cancer of the pancreas
- Thoracic surgery
- Pediatric hernias
- Endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
- Hemorrhoid, anal fistula, anal fissure surgery
- Melanoma surgery
- Excision of skin cancers, moles, cysts, fatty tumors, skin tags
- Removal of foreign bodies (example: splinters)
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
Assess patients, diagnose conditions, initiate appropriate treatment, and monitor outcomes throughout the continuum of care, primarily in an inpatient general surgery setting. Follow established protocols, collaborate with physicians, use independent clinical judgment, and provide patient- and family-centered care, with limited operating room responsibilities.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Surgery – Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – St. Cloud, MN at Centra Care a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 329 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 60% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% 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.
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