Durham County
Clinic · Durham, NC
Life here
What a shift at Durham County looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Clinic
- Shifts hiring now
- Rotating 1
Benefits
$6,000 sign-on bonus on the Senior Public Health Nurse posting; a small Glassdoor sample names pay and benefits among the department's stronger categories.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You give prenatal and OB care in the Maternal Health clinic—counseling, vitals, vaccines, injections, lab follow-up, and phone triage.
Experienced nurses
The Senior Public Health Nurse posting lists $66,016–$112,148 and a $6,000 sign-on bonus.
As of 2026-08-17Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time is a 37.5-hour, non-exempt week, and the posting stays open until filled.
As of 2026-08-17Source: glassdoor.com
Moving here
You would join Women's Health clinics built around prenatal care and reducing infant mortality in Durham County.
As of 2026-08-17Source: glassdoor.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Family Planning and Maternal Health sit in the same Women's Health Program, so your week can cross both clinics.
Moving here
You work for a county public health department of more than 2,000 staff charged with preventing disease, promoting health, and protecting the environment.
As of 2026 · 2026-08-17Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
A very small Glassdoor sample puts pay, benefits, and work-life balance ahead of career-opportunity scores.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-time 37.5-hour week, non-exempt, for Senior Public Health Nurse; posting open until filled.
As of 2026-08-17Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Senior Public Health Nurse, Women's Health/Maternal Health clinic, FT 37.5 hrs non-exempt; posted range $66,016–$112,148
As of 2026-08-17Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- $6,000 sign-on bonus for Senior Public Health Nurse position 40001085 (Maternal Health clinic)
As of 2026-08-17Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Durham, NC
Durham blends Southern charm with a revitalized downtown anchored by the historic American Tobacco District. Home to Duke University Hospital and a thriving food scene, the Bull City offers nurses a welcoming place to land.
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
Who they are
You would spend your days in Durham County's Maternal Health clinic, not on a hospital floor. Prenatal visits, counseling, vitals, vaccines, injections, lab follow-up, and phone triage—that is the work.
- Clinic · Durham
- Hiring rotating
- Sign-on bonus · 1 role
More about Durham County
Family Planning sits in the same Women's Health Program. The clinics exist to get prenatal care to people in the county and to cut infant mortality. The Senior Public Health Nurse role is full-time at 37.5 hours, non-exempt. The county posted $66,016–$112,148 and a $6,000 sign-on bonus. Durham County Government employs more than 2,000 people; the health department's mission is to prevent disease, promote health, and protect the environment. A handful of Glassdoor reviews—four or five—put pay, benefits, and work-life balance in the stronger columns and advancement in the weaker one. Overall scores sit in the mid-3s, and well under two-thirds of those reviewers would recommend the department. The posting is open until filled.
Prevent disease, promote health, and protect the environment.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- compensation and benefits
- A very small Glassdoor sample rates pay and benefits among the department's strongest categories.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
- work-life balance
- Work-life balance is scored on par with compensation and well above career-opportunity ratings.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
- overall recommendation
- Overall scores sit in the mid-3s, and well under two-thirds of only four to five reviewers would recommend the department.
More review themes
- career opportunities
- Advancement scores lag pay and work-life ratings, pointing to more limited internal growth.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
What to weigh
Only four or five Glassdoor reviewers have rated the department; overall scores sit in the mid-3s, well under two-thirds would recommend it, and advancement lags pay and work-life.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 27, 2026
- Workplace photos
- 1
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Maternal Health / Women's Health
Senior PHN in DCoDPH Maternal Health clinic gives prenatal/OB care, counseling, vitals, vaccines, injections, lab follow-up, and phone triage.
Family Planning
Women's Health Program in the Medical Services Health Division includes both Family Planning and Maternal Health clinics.
Open roles
Current openings at Durham County
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Public Health Nurse Supervisor (School Health) - 40001142
$44/hr
Durham CountyDurham, NC · Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Floating required
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