Duke is a great place to be a patient, work environment is okay depending on department. - RN, BSN, CCRN Duke Health Employee Review

2.0
Nov 8, 2015
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Pros

Youthful energy, new ideas, a place that provides great care. Met some of the most amazing patients and most interesting cases there. Inspired me to continue my education. After having Duke on my resume I am considered a "top pick" by nurse recruiters.

Cons

Pay scale is stagnant for experienced nurses, nurse managers knowledge of nursing varies from very limited to extensive. Not the best retirement package. Attracts new grads who work for two-three years, then leave for graduate school to become nurse practitioners, CRNAs, or travel nurses. After 6+ years working in all their ICUs, it was time to grow professionally and financially. Day/night rotating schedules are awful for most people. If this is a requirement of staff nurses, it should be a requirement for managers as well. It does not help retain people to have a schedule that rotates continuously.

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5.0
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Pros

The best place to work, supportive management

Cons

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3.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It's a pretty good starting point if you are wanting to get your foot in the door working on the administrative side of healthcare. Engaging with patients can be very rewarding and if you enjoy customer service (especially hospitality or food service) this can be a great role that feels similar to interacting with patrons, but you don't have to work weekends, there's very good benefits, and you don't have to work 12 hours a day.

Cons

There are a lot of issues both with Duke Hospital and the Eye Center itself. Duke University Hospital is on the college campus so you will have to pay for parking. You aren't paid well, even with the $20 minimum wage increase, it's still only about $40,000/year but with having to pay for parking... even the cheapest garage at $95 a month, that's $1,140 a year gone from your check. There is no "free" parking even close to the hospital, so they really screw you there. The Eye Center has struggled with processes in the clinic and management is run ragged. There are too many employees that don't care much for the job they are doing and Duke makes it incredibly difficult to hold those employees accountable and for management to make proper layoffs.

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