Director of Nursing

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) helps provide essential services to Minnesota's most vulnerable residents. Working with many others, including counties, tribes and nonprofits, DHS helps ensure that Minnesota seniors, people with disabilities, children and others meet their basic needs and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Operated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) is an inpatient psychiatric hospital serving adults with mental illness in a large, campus‑based setting located just north of the Twin Cities metro area. This modern, 100‑bed facility offers person‑centered adult mental health care in a pleasant environment enjoyed by patients and employees alike.

Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) is seeking a talented Registered Nurse with significant experience in psychiatric or mental health nursing to serve as the Director of Nursing. This position offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead a dedicated nursing staff. Join our team as a State of Minnesota employee!

As the Director of Nursing, you will develop facility‑wide patient care programs, policies and procedures ensuring quality patient care that is compassionate, culturally competent, cost‑effective, and efficient. You will oversee the implementation for the facility’s plan for providing treatment to in‑patient treatment units, including services provided by Bed Management, the Control Desk, Nursing Education and Infection Control Office. In addition, you will also participate in decision making with leaders from executive and clinical areas in the facility, developing and implementing an effective ongoing program to monitor, evaluate and improve the quality of care delivered to patients.

The State of Minnesota offers an excellent employee benefits package, including low‑cost medical and dental insurance with affordable dependent coverage, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, pre‑tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax‑deferred compensation, generous vacation and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays each year.

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in Minnesota.
• Master’s degree in nursing or advanced practice certification.
• Three (3) years of progressive supervisory experience in a large healthcare setting.

Our mission as an employer is to actively recruit, welcome and support a workforce that is diverse and inclusive of people who are underrepresented in the development of state policies, programs and practices, so that we can support the success and growth of all people who call Minnesota home.