Duke Health
Academic medical center in Durham, NC
- Sign-on bonus up to $60,000 on 5 roles
- Hiring days and rotating
- New grads welcome on 10 roles
From 45 postings and the employer’s siteSources
The short version
Duke Health is a leading national academic health center based in Durham, North Carolina, operating under the mission of 'Advancing Health Together.' The system encompasses Duke University Hospital and various clinic-based facilities, including specialty clinics such as the Neuro Center Clinic at Duke South Clinic.
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Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 10 of 45 roles welcome new grads
- Nurse practitioners: 2 of 45 roles are advanced practice roles
Nursing here
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The hard parts
Described as a 'complex community,' which may indicate organizational complexity typical of large academic health systems
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What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Durham, NC
In Durham, post-shift life centers on converted tobacco warehouse lofts in American Tobacco or older bungalows along Ninth Street near Duke. With living costs about 2% below the national average and downtown one-bedrooms averaging $1,456, you gain walkable brewery corridors, Central Park farmers market runs, and effortless hospital commutes.
Browse roles in Durham- Metro price level · Durham area
- 2% below the national average
- BEA index 97.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,508/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $81,619/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does Duke Health hire new grads?
10 of 45 roles welcome new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 5 of 45 roles, up to $60,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 34 roles with a stated shift, 30 are day shifts, 2 are rotating shifts, 1 is a night shift and 1 is weekends only.
Which units are hiring?
OR (7), float pool (5), cardiology (2), ER (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Duke Health, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at Duke Health
Registered Nurse (RN)- PACU-Duke Eye Center-40hrs
Posted yesterday
- RN
- 10-hour shifts
Registered Nurse - Vascular Interventional/Radiology
Posted 2 weeks ago
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Vascular/Interventional Radiology
Registered Nurse II-Duke Primary Care Family Medicine-Arringdon
Posted last week
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse (Experienced) - Duke University Hospital - Operating Room Neurosurgery
Posted 2 weeks ago
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- Neurosurgery Operating Room
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day Shift 7a-7p, three 12-hour shifts per week
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- CRNA
- Per diem
- New grads welcomed
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- Pediatric Surgery Operating Room
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- Neurosurgery Operating Room
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Monday-Friday 6:30a-5p
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Open 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- NP/RN
- Division of Medical Genetics
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Travel contract
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Open 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Compact license OK
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Ratio 1:3–1:6
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Ratio 1:3–1:6
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Days (7a-7p) OR Nights (7p-7a)
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Ratio 1:3–1:6
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Monday - Friday, Full-Time ; No weekends, no holidays, no call.
- Davis Ambulatory Surgery Center Preop/PACU
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Ratio 1:3–1:6
- 12-hour rotating
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
Sources
- dukehealth.org/hospitals/duke-university-hospital/home
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