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Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Regional Site

CentraCare

Saint Cloud, MNFull-time$93–144K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$93–144K/yr
Location
Saint Cloud, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Minnesota RN LicensureBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist administers, coordinates, and teaches education, simulation, onboarding orientation, and transition-to-practice programs across assigned CentraCare Health entities. The role supports ongoing staff learning, clinical competence, professional practice, and critical thinking through best practices. It also provides patient- and family-centered, age-appropriate care and supports patient safety practices.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft Office SuiteTechnology ProficiencyMedical EquipmentJudgmentCritical ThinkingIndependent WorkLeadershipProblem SolvingCommunicationOrganizationInitiative

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Higher3 Years Relevant Clinical Experience2 Years Professional Development, Precepting, or Nurse InstructionMinnesota RN LicensureProfessional Membership

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Shift: Day

Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Hours per Pay Period: 80

Work From Home 100%: No

Pay Ranges: 96283.20-144414.40

Job Identification: 232341

Job Category: Nursing

Job Schedule: Full time

On-site

Administers, coordinates and teaches education, simulation and onboarding orientation and transition to practice programs at various CentraCare Health entities as assigned while creating an environment that engages staff in ongoing learning, increasing clinical competence, professional practice, and critical thinking skills through the use of best practices at CentraCare Health entities. Provides patient and family centered care. Age appropriate care is provided to patients and families. Supports and implements patient safety and other safety practices as appropriate. Maintains professional competencies by attending educational programs, participates in professional organizations, subscribing to the reading professional journals or other appropriate activities.

Schedule:

  • Full-time | 80 hours every two weeks | St. Cloud

  • Day shift | Monday-Friday | 8am-4:30pm

Pay and Benefits:

  • Starting pay begins at $92,934.20 per year; exact wage determined by years of related experience

  • Salary range: $92,934.20 - $144,414.40 per year

  • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate

  • Full-time benefits: Medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!

  • Tuition reimbursement and college grant programs available

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher degree in nursing required

  • 3 years relevant clinical experience to delegated practice setting

  • 2 years of experience in professional development, precepting, or instructing nurses

  • Proficient with technology, including Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant platforms

  • Registered Nurse (RN) Current licensure in the state of Minnesota required

  • Demonstrated good judgment and critical thinking skills when handling a variety of procedural and technical tasks with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision is required

  • Leadership skills including the ability to problem solve, communicate clearly, provide support, self-directed and accountable, prioritizes and is organized, and shows initiative

  • Experience working with a variety of medical equipment

  • Professional membership preferred

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 576 open Nurse Educator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$93–144K/yr
  • US median$83–120K/yr177 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $119K, is 16% above the US median midpoint ($102K) — in the middle half of Nurse Educator salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 576 open Nurse Educator jobs across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Nurse Educator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (452 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 352 of the 576 open Nurse Educator jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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