Casual Emergency Medicine – Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Western Region
About The Position
CentraCare’s Emergency Department is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to deliver high-quality, direct patient care in its Western Region Emergency Departments in Long Prairie, Melrose, Paynesville, and Sauk Centre. The role involves evaluating and treating patients of all ages in an acute care setting, using advanced assessment skills and practicing within established protocols and regulatory standards. APPs have meaningful day-to-day clinical independence while collaborating closely with emergency physicians in a supportive, team-based environment. This position offers the opportunity to practice at the top of the provider’s license and contribute to community-focused emergency departments. This is a casual, onsite position at CentraCare hospitals in Long Prairie, Melrose, Paynesville, and Sauk Centre. Shifts, days, hours, and locations vary, and shifts are scheduled into weekend and holiday rotations. The hourly pay range is $67.89–$108.20. Pay may depend on education, experience, skills, knowledge, location, and internal equity. The position may also be eligible for additional pay through bonuses, quality incentives, or production-based compensation. CentraCare is a not-for-profit health system and a major provider of rural care, serving patients across Central, West Central, and Southwestern Minnesota. The organization delivers care through more than 40 medical and surgical specialties, population health programs, and a collaborative physician–administration leadership model. CentraCare’s Long Prairie, Melrose, and Sauk Centre locations are Level IV trauma centers and critical access hospitals with family medicine clinics, advanced imaging, and comprehensive outpatient services.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- Eligibility for Minnesota licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a provider in an Emergency Department, Urgent Care, Family Medicine, or Walk-in Clinic.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, direct patient care in Western Region Emergency Departments.
- Evaluate and treat patients of all ages in an acute care setting.
- Use advanced assessment skills while following established protocols and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with emergency physicians as part of a supportive, team-based environment.
Benefits
- May be eligible for additional pay through bonuses, quality incentives, or production-based compensation.
