Medical-Surgical and Critical Care Nursing Careers | Duke Health
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Medical-surgical, critical care, and dialysis careers

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At Duke Health, we're inspired by a compassionate commitment to advance health together. This commitment allows us to pioneer innovative progress and work together to improve community health in the Triangle and beyond — but most importantly, this commitment guides us as provide outstanding care to patients, their families, and each other. 
 

When you join Duke Health as a nurse, you'll find unwavering support both in work and in life, unique growth and development opportunities, and an environment that not only brings out your best, but encourages you to be part of innovative progress — no matter your clinical area of interest.  

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We believe that we’re at our best when you’re at yours.

That’s why building a strong culture is important to us - once you join the flock, we have many ways for you to get involved and bring your “whole self” to your role.
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Why work here?

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.
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#1

Health Care Recipient in North Carolina on Forbes' 2023 Best Large Employers List
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#4

Largest Private Employer in North Carolina
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11

Medical-Surgical, Critical Care, and Dialysis Units
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800+

Medical-surgical team members

Incentives and benefits designed for you

 

Commitment Bonuses: Experienced registered nurses are eligible for a $15,000 commitment bonus in select units. Nursing assistants are eligible for a $5,000 commitment bonus in select units.
 

Relocation Assistance: Up to $8,000 in relocation assistance is available to help experienced registered nurses with moving costs, if living 50 or more miles away from their designated Duke University Health System facility.
 

Tuition Assistance: Team members can receive tuition assistance of up to $5,250 per calendar year after six months of full-time employment to pursue further education. 

In addition, nurses can take advantage of the RN Tuition Assistance Program, which contributes up to 90% of a benefits-eligible nurse's Duke University School of Nursing tuition for select master's and doctorate programs after three years of full-time employment. Duke University School of Nursing is ranked #1 for all of its participating master's and doctorate of nursing practice programs and specialties, and has the #2 overall doctorate of nursing practice program, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 graduate school rankings
 

Nurse Loan Forgiveness: Eligible nurses who work in Duke's three hospitals and associated ambulatory clinics, procedural areas, Duke HomeCare & Hospice, and Duke Primary Care can receive up to $25,000 for outstanding student loans for pre-licensure nursing education. 
 

Career Ladder: This program helps advance team members' clinical careers through promotion.
 

Back-up Care Service: 10 annual days of back-up care at discounted rates using Bright Horizons' network of caregivers who provide temporary care when team members have a disruption in their regular care. Team members can use these 10 days either in-home for both child and adults for $6 per hour, or at a Bright Horizons center at $15 per child per day or $25 per family.
 

Additional Bonuses: Team members can receive additional bonuses for continuing education certifications and for referring prospective team members to Duke Health.

 

In addition to these incentives and benefits, Duke Health invests in all full-time team members with comprehensive benefits through our Total Rewards Program.

Let's advance health together

Schedule a 15-minute call with Keely, recruiter for medical-surgical, critical care, and dialysis units, to discuss available opportunities across Duke Health. 

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