Duke University Health System
Health system in Durham, NC
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 on 5 roles
- Hiring days and rotating
- New grads welcome on 4 roles
From 36 postings
The short version
The hospital features a 28-bed Surgical Unit within its General Surgery/Bariatric department, providing care across a diverse range of surgical specialties including general surgery, vascular, urology, colorectal, plastics, and bariatric patients.
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Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 4 of 36 roles welcome new grads
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The hard parts
BSN required, which may exclude ADN or diploma-prepared nurses
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New graduates must complete the Nurse Residency Program within 12 months, adding a structured time-bound requirement
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Unit covers six distinct surgical specialty areas, which may demand broad and rapidly adaptable clinical knowledge
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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?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
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 University Health System hire new grads?
4 of 36 roles welcome new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 5 of 36 roles, up to $15,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 25 roles with a stated shift, 24 are day shifts and 1 is a rotating shift.
Which units are hiring?
Infusion (4), float pool (2), oncology (2), primary care (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Duke University Health System, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from Duke University Health System
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- 8-hour days
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- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
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- General Medicine Stepdown (Unit 2100)
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Magnet-designated
- LPN
- 8-hour days
- Agency contract
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Per diem
- NP
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Floating required
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- New grads welcomed
- ADN accepted
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day/ Night Rotation with weekend schedules as needed.
- Clinic 3N
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Compact license OK
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