Manager, Correctional Health Nursing

Job Posting End Date: October 13, 2025 at 11:59pm CSTHiring range: $98,176 to $117,790 ($47.20 to $56.63 per hour). Starting rate will depend on experience, education, and qualifications. Advancement opportunities exist for individuals motivated to move up within Anoka County.

Come join our team at Anoka County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance! This includes 24 days paid of flexible time off and up to 12.5 holidays your first year.

In order to be considered for this position, information to support your answers must be included in your application. A resume attachment is optional and cannot be used in place of this application. Applications must be received by the closing deadline of 11:59pm on 10/13/2025 in order to be considered.

Position Description

The Anoka County Corrections Department invites you to consider joining these public safety professionals as a Manager, Correctional Health Nursing. This position performs a variety of duties which include providing leadership and direction to correctional health staff, develop and facilitate staff training, and ensure coverage for all shifts.

Anoka County’s Human Services division is committed to working with people to improve lives through collaboration across its five departments: Community Corrections, Community Social Services & Behavioral Health, Economic Assistance, and the Job Training Center.

This is a full-time, exempt, on-site position. Interviews will take place the week of October 20th, 2025, for those selected to move forward in the hiring process. 

Pay & Benefits

• Salary: $98,176 to $117,790 ($47.20 to $56.63 per hour).
• 2025 Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 38: $98,176 to $137,384 ($47.20 to $66.05 per hour).
• 24 days of paid flexible time off and up to 12.5 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, flex benefits and more at  https://www.anokacountymn.gov/417/Benefits
• Medical and dental clinic exclusive to employees, located at the Anoka County Government Center.
• Pension plan and other retirement investment options.
• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

Work Location

• Anoka County Workhouse (3300 4th Ave Anoka, MN 55303), and Anoka County Juvenile Center (7565 4th Ave Lino Lakes, MN 55014).
• Anoka County Workhouse work hours may vary, including shift rotation, on-call hours, and occasional night and weekends, based on business needs.
• Anoka County Juvenile Center work hours may vary, including shift rotation, on-call hours, and occasional night and weekends, based on business needs.
• Job Duties and Responsibilities
• These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Manager, Correctional Health Nursing.
• Provide leadership and direction to correctional health staff, develop and facilitate staff training, and ensure coverage for all shifts.
• Provide patient care as needed.
• Prepare unit work plans and monitor progress, achievements, and outcomes.
• Prepare departmental budgets and reports and monitor service quality of health contracts.
• Ensure accurate data gathering and patient records.
• Develop and implement unit service standards, policies, and procedures.
• Remain current on program-related legislation, rules, regulations and impacts on services.
• Develop performance measurement and quality improvement processes; provide ongoing quality improvement of care by participating in meetings with correctional staff, department administration, contracted agencies and vendors.
• Collaborate with external medical service providers.
• Provide guidance for escalated complex cases.
• Implement processes that ensure complete patient records and data collection.

Qualifications And Requirements:

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing or related field and 5 years (2,080 annual hours) of job-related experience, including one year of supervisory experience.
• Requires registration as a professional nurse in the state of Minnesota.
• Successfully pass an extensive background investigation.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Two years (2,080 annual hours) or more of management experience.
• Prior work experience in correctional health, triage, primary care clinics, emergency room, or hospital setting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• Standard office environment, correctional and detention institutions, field offices, courtrooms, offender'/clients' homes, hospitals and schools, and various community settings depending on assignment
• Work activities may require contact with uncooperative, angry, and sometimes hostile clients depending on assignment
• Assignments require several hours of varied physical activity in addition to viewing a computer screen, sitting at a desk, or walking/standing.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, such as to work on computers. Ability to see colors, shades and brightness
• Hearing abilities required for general and phone communication, signals, and machine sounds
• Physical activity may include repeated bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, and handling/carrying medical equipment.
• Regular lifting of 0-25 lbs., occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• Equipment used includes computers, phones, and standard office equipment in addition to medical equipment.
• Travel between work sites may require driving a county vehicle and/or a personal vehicle.
• Exposure to bodily fluids, infectious agents, toxic or caustic chemicals, airborne particles, fumes, or other hazards is possible while performing essential duties.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. 

Selection Process

It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions.

Pre-Employment Requirements

Anoka County has determined that successfully passing a pre-employment criminal/driving background check, drug screen and DOT physical, and/or other qualifications checks may be necessary for certain positions. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the County to obtain to conduct such screenings and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.

About Anoka County

As the fourth largest county in Minnesota, we depend on the diversity, dedication, determination, and innovation of our employees. We offer a wide range of career opportunities for people with a variety of personalities, abilities, knowledge, and life experiences who can come together for the single purpose of serving Anoka County’s 369,000 citizens in a respectful, innovative, and fiscally responsible manner. If your career aspirations resonate with our mission, we invite you to Find Your Path with Anoka County!  Hear from other Anoka County employees here.

Commitment to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment

Anoka County is committed to the principles of our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Anoka County to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, marital status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, physical ability, sexual orientation, or age except where such status is a bona fide occupational qualification. It is the policy of Anoka County to make employment decisions in a manner that will further our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity.

If you require accommodations or have any other questions regarding this job posting, please call the Anoka County Human Resources Department at 763-324-4300 and reference the posting title and number. If you have questions about the hiring process, please visit: https://www.anokacountymn.gov/4411/Application-Process

Anoka County is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy: https://www.anokacounty.us/401/Diversity-EEO