Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment
Specialty Hospital · Faribault, MN
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Rotating 1
Benefits
Careers page cites salaries, benefits, pension, and advancement; some DSP Senior roles list up to a $2,500 hiring bonus and night shift differential.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You care for people with serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance use whose needs other providers often will not take on.
As of 2026Source: jobsearch.physicianleaders.org
New graduates
Some RN postings in the system explicitly welcome new graduates, including part-time evening and day roles.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
Moving here
Faribault sits as a more affordable small-city option with a historic downtown core and roughly a 45–60 minute drive to downtown Minneapolis.
As of 2026Source: jobsearch.physicianleaders.org
Experienced nurses
The careers page names advancement, pension, benefits, and supportive coworkers as reasons people join and stay.
As of 2026Source: mn.gov
More about working here
Experienced nurses
The workplace is union-represented, with AFSCME Local 1092 sitting on the DCT Advisory Committee.
As of 2026Source: instagram.com
New graduates
DCT has begun presenting DAISY Awards to its nurses, including Danielle Schlumpberger and Pam.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Travel nurses
Postings show days, evenings, overnights, and rotating patterns across full-time, part-time, and intermittent schedules, with night differential on some roles.
As of 2026-07-10Source: mn.gov
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Days/evenings/overnights/rotating shifts; full-time, part-time, intermittent/on-call; shift differential 6pm-6am (Austin DSP example).
As of 2026-07-10Source: mn.gov
- Pay and benefits
- Licensed Practical Nurse, Rochester MN location, employer-provided range
As of 2026-07Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Direct Support Professional Senior / Behavior Modification Assistant, Austin MN; part-time and multiple shift types
As of 2026-07-10Source: mn.gov
- Pay and benefits
- Direct Support Professional Senior positions in Austin MN; candidates may be eligible for up to $2,500 hiring bonus
As of 2026-07-10Source: mn.gov
- Pay and benefits
- Shift differential for hours between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am (Direct Support Professional Senior, Austin)
As of 2026-07-10Source: mn.gov
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Official careers page highlights advancement as a reason to join DCT.
As of 2026Source: mn.gov
The city
Living in Faribault, MN
Faribault offers small-town Minnesota charm about an hour south of the Twin Cities, with a historic downtown along the Cannon River and easy access to lakes and state parks. It's a quieter community that appeals to nurses seeking a slower pace while staying within commuting distance of the metro.
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- State price level · Minnesota
- 1% below the national average
- State index 98.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,074/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $61,449/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be joining Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment in Faribault, part of a statewide system of more than 150 locations and roughly 5,000–5,400 staff.
- Specialty Hospital · Faribault
- Hiring rotating
More about Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment
The work centers on specialized behavioral health—serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance use, and related complexities—that many other providers do not take on. Faribault itself sits in a nearly 170-year lineage of Minnesota state hospital campuses, with the local site among those opened in 1879. Day to day, scheduling across the system includes days, evenings, overnights, and rotating patterns, with full-time, part-time, and intermittent options, and shift differential on some roles for hours between 6 pm and 6 am. The careers page points to salaries, benefits, pension, advancement, and supportive coworkers as reasons people come. Leadership has been under Health Systems CEO Marshall E. Smith since 2016. If you are weighing a move, Faribault reads as a lower-cost small city with a walkable historic core, short local commutes, and a 45–60 minute drive to downtown Minneapolis. Published pay ranges on hand are from other Minnesota DCT sites rather than a Faribault nursing figure, so you would confirm compensation on the posting you want.
Mission: specialized behavioral health others do not provide. Values: person-centeredness, quality, safety, partnership, equity, accountability.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Serves complex behavioral health populations other systems often decline
- Advancement called out on the official careers page
- Pension and benefits named among reasons to join
- Union representation with AFSCME on the advisory committee
- Flexible shift types including FT, PT, and intermittent
- DAISY Awards recently introduced for DCT nurses
The hard parts
- No Faribault-specific nursing pay range in the public figures collected
- Clinical intensity is high by design—patients other providers will not serve
- Minnesota is not a nursing compact state
What to weigh
Published hourly ranges on hand are for other Minnesota sites (Rochester LPN $27.53–$35.21; Austin DSP $24.54–$31.43), not a Faribault nursing rate, so you confirm pay on the specific opening.
As of 2026-07 · 2026-07-10Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: mn.gov
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 23, 2026
- Website
- mn.gov ↗
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Behavioral health / specialized treatment (systemwide)
Serves patients with complex conditions other providers will not; serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, SUD; largest US secure sex-offender program.
Source location unconfirmedSource: jobsearch.physicianleaders.org
Community Based Services / Minnesota State Operated Community Services
Short- and long-term housing support for intellectual disabilities, mental illness, brain injury, and behavioral/medical complexities (Austin posting).
Source location unconfirmedSource: mn.gov
Historical Faribault state hospital campus
Faribault listed among original state hospitals opened 1879 in DCT system history.
Source location unconfirmedSource: jobsearch.physicianleaders.org
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