Registered Nurse | Orthopedic Unit
- $3,500 sign-on bonus
- BLS
- BSN
- RN license
How this pay compares
This posting states $42.86–$71.51 an hour. Open registered nurse jobs in Minnesota post a median of $51.53 an hour, the middle half $43.95–$57.21, across 671 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Registered nurses employed in Minnesota earn a median of $48.80 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
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About the job
Join our award-winning Orthopedic Unit at the St. Cloud Hospital as a Registered Nurse! By joining St. Cloud Hospital Orthopedics as a Registered Nurse (RN), you’ll work with an award-winning team of professionals at one of Minnesota’s highest-volume joint replacement hospitals. We are a 29-bed unit that provides care for a wide range of orthopedic conditions affecting children and adults such as joint replacements, sports medicine, and fractures resulting from an accident or other trauma.
"Orthopedic nursing allows me the ability to help patients reach their goals and return to their prior level of functioning. It is challenging yet very rewarding to assist them through elective procedures and traumatic events. Our team nursing approach is a key component to our unit's success. I always know there is someone that will help with challenges, answer questions or be a listening ear on a hard day. I am an orthopedic nurse because it truly brings me joy and my co-workers are icing on the cake." - Current Orthopedic Unit RN
Current Openings
- Full-time | 72 hours per two week pay period | Onsite
- 12hr night shift | 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m. shifts
- Includes every other weekend (Fri-Sun).
- Rotating holidays.
Pay: (based on experience and degree)
- Associate/Diploma in nursing starting at $42.86 per hour
- Bachelor's in nursing starting at $44.34 per hour
- Master's in nursing starting at $45.82 per hour
- Pay range: $42.86 - $71.51 per hour
- Pay and Benefits:
- Pay based on experience and degree
- Bachelor’s in nursing starting at $44.34 per hour
- Master’s in nursing starting at $45.82 per hour
- Pay range: $42.86 - $71.51 per hour
- Earn extra pay for working evening/night/weekend shifts
- $3,500 hiring bonus and $5,000 relocation bonus for eligible candidates!
- benefits : Medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program and current RN license in MN required.
- BSN required within three years.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required.
To be eligible for the hiring bonus you must be an external candidate who is hired into an eligible full-time or part-time benefited position. Previous CentraCare employees qualify if they have not worked for CentraCare for at least 9 months at the date of hire.
Relocation Assistance Eligibility: Must accept a position that offers benefits and may not have worked for CentraCare in the last 9 months. Must currently reside more than 50 miles away from St. Cloud Hospital and relocate to within 30 miles of it.
CentraCare hiring incentives to include but not limited to, hiring and relocation bonuses may be discontinued at any time.
CentraCare Health has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce and all individuals, including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare Health is an EEO/AA employer.
From CentraCare's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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CentraCare is a health system based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with hospitals, clinics and senior care across central Minnesota.
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