Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment is a specialty hospital.
Posted Jul 21
Shift and hours
Rotating
Unit and setting
Correctional
License
RN license
Term
Permanent
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Minnesota staff rolesMinnesota staff postings that state pay run $27/hr to $60/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $55/hr, across 1,338 postings.
The workplace
MD
Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment
Specialty Hospital
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. The work centers on specialized behavioral health—serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance use, and related…
Neighborhoods+Faribault's residential landscape centers around established tree-lined streets near downtown, featuring classic Craftsman bungalows, Colonial Revival homes, and mid-century ranches along corridors like 2nd Avenue Northwest. Outlying residential pockets and newer cul-de-sacs near French Lake Court and Autumn Drive provide larger lots and modern single-family construction close to the surrounding lake country. Most neighborhoods sit within minutes of local medical and municipal employers, while Interstate 35 on the western edge ensures direct transit across Rice County.
Faribault's residential landscape centers around established tree-lined streets near downtown, featuring classic Craftsman bungalows, Colonial Revival homes, and mid-century ranches along corridors like 2nd Avenue Northwest. Outlying residential pockets and newer cul-de-sacs near French Lake Court and Autumn Drive provide larger lots and modern single-family construction close to the surrounding lake country.
Most neighborhoods sit within minutes of local medical and municipal employers, while Interstate 35 on the western edge ensures direct transit across Rice County.
Getting around+Commuting within Faribault is brief and straightforward, with average drive times hovering around 12 minutes from residential neighborhoods to local workplaces. Interstate 35 runs along the western edge of town, providing direct regional travel roughly 50 miles north into Minneapolis and Saint Paul, while State Highway 60 handles east-west connectivity. Because public transit is minimal and scores low for daily coverage, healthcare professionals almost exclusively rely on personal vehicles, benefiting from ample on-site surface parking at local medical clinics and facilities.
Commuting within Faribault is brief and straightforward, with average drive times hovering around 12 minutes from residential neighborhoods to local workplaces. Interstate 35 runs along the western edge of town, providing direct regional travel roughly 50 miles north into Minneapolis and Saint Paul, while State Highway 60 handles east-west connectivity.
Because public transit is minimal and scores low for daily coverage, healthcare professionals almost exclusively rely on personal vehicles, benefiting from ample on-site surface parking at local medical clinics and facilities.
Outdoors+Faribault sits at the confluence of the Straight and Cannon Rivers, surrounded by Southern Minnesota lake country with 10 lakes situated within 10 miles of town. Outdoor life is anchored by River Bend Nature Center on the east edge of the city off State Highway 60, featuring 743 acres of woodlands, prairie, and wetlands laced with trails. The city also maintains 39 municipal parks, dedicated paved cycling corridors, and the Faribault Family Aquatic Center, with seasonal activities shifting smoothly from summer kayaking and fishing to winter cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
Faribault sits at the confluence of the Straight and Cannon Rivers, surrounded by Southern Minnesota lake country with 10 lakes situated within 10 miles of town. Outdoor life is anchored by River Bend Nature Center on the east edge of the city off State Highway 60, featuring 743 acres of woodlands, prairie, and wetlands laced with trails.
The city also maintains 39 municipal parks, dedicated paved cycling corridors, and the Faribault Family Aquatic Center, with seasonal activities shifting smoothly from summer kayaking and fishing to winter cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Faribault
Located roughly 50 miles south of Minneapolis and Saint Paul at the meeting point of the Cannon and Straight Rivers, Faribault offers healthcare professionals a grounded, small-town lifestyle steeped in regional history. Known for enduring industrial heritage like the historic Faribault Woolen Mill and the invention of the Tilt-A-Whirl, the city features a preserved downtown filled with National Historic Register architecture. Daily life here is unhurried: hospital commutes average only around 12 minutes, eliminating metropolitan traffic headaches and leaving plenty of time to explore the 743 acres of woods and prairies at River Bend Nature Center or the 10 surrounding lakes. Downtown off-shift staples include morning pastries at Crack of Dawn Bakehouse, hearty scrambles at Bernie's Grill, and dinners inside a converted train station at The Depot Bar and Grill. The primary tradeoff is the city's limited transit infrastructure and smaller commercial footprint, meaning a reliable vehicle is essential for winter weather and occasional day trips up Interstate 35 for major concerts or specialized retail. For nurses wanting an easy commute, close community ties, and quick outdoor access, Faribault provides a dependable Midwestern haven.
