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Great Lakes Management
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Director of Nursing

Registered Nurse 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$95k-$105k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Join Our Team as a Director of Nursing!

Are you passionate about seniors and assisted living? Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can inspire and empower healthcare professionals to reach their full potential? If so, we want you to be a part of our dynamic team at Great Lakes Management as our Director of Nursing!

Why Join Us?

At Great Lakes Management, we're dedicated to creating a positive impact in the Assisted Living communities we serve. As the Director of Nursing, you'll have the opportunity to lead a team of dedicated healthcare professionals who share your commitment to excellence.

This role will seek to make a positive difference in people’s lives by helping to lead, inspire and retain a health services team who are motivated to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

We offer a supportive work environment, competitive compensation, and ample opportunities for professional growth and development.

Director of Nursing Job Details

  • Hours – Mon-Friday
  • Pay – $95,000-$105,000 per year
  • Location – Seven Hills St Paul

Perks and Benefits

  • Work/Life Balance! Internal triage team dedicated to taking calls 6pm to 8am M-F and 24 hours on Saturdays and Sundays!
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional development.
  • Supportive work environment with a focus on employee wellbeing.

Director of Nursing Responsibilities

  • As a key member of the Assisted Living leadership team, the Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of rules and regulations, keeping informed of industry standards, and applying knowledge to meet the changing needs of the community.
  • Ensure residents’ individual needs and preferences are consistently met with compassion and dignity, fostering a nurturing and empowering environment in the community.
  • Supports the team in achieving high quality and efficient delivery of care with appropriate clinical supervision through standard role definitions, staffing models, clinical processes, and metric monitoring.
  • Adherence to clinical best practice models and processes to deliver consistent high quality, efficient and compliant resident centered care.
  • Implementation and standardization in the areas of policies and procedures, personnel management, quality improvement, compliance, clinical documentation.
  • Collaborates with the Executive Director to provide ongoing performance management and development, focusing on high engagement and collaboration while promoting high levels of satisfaction and retention with staff.
  • Investigating and reporting incidents of suspected resident neglect and/or abuse and reporting these findings to appropriate county officials, in coordination with the Executive Director.
  • Leads by example, ensure outstanding attention to detail in resident care and wellbeing, demonstrate effective communication.
  • Collaborates with Executive Director and Regional Team in determining staffing needs based on resident care levels to maintain quality care and safety.

Director of Nursing Qualifications

  • RN (Registered Nurse) licensed in the State of Minnesota.
  • Supervisory experience in an Assisted Living setting preferred.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Proficiency in using resident record computerized systems.

Join Us Today!

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a positive impact in the lives of others, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our team as the Director of Nursing at Great Lakes Management. Let's work together to create a brighter future for our communities! A current RN (Registered Nurse) license in the State of Minnesota is required.

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing is responsible for overseeing clinical operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining high standards of resident care. They also lead, inspire, and develop the health services team to foster a nurturing and efficient community environment.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Minnesota. Previous supervisory experience in an assisted living setting is preferred, along with strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff managementIncident reportingComputerized resident record systemsAssisted living standards

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director of Nursing at Great Lakes Management a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Nursing Leadership — ranked against 1,187 active Nursing Leadership listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Geriatrics — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 45% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 5% in nursing leadershipranked against 1,187 Nursing Leadership listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$101k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Minnesota165 active5,949 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 45% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota Registered Nurse listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 5% offer loan repayment165 active listings, Nov 2026
New Geriatrics listings260 in the last 30 days223 the 30 days before (+17%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Nursing Leadership listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Nursing Leadership listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Benefits package
Professional development
Supportive work environment
Internal triage team for after-hours calls

Living in St. Paul

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,524/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.