Advice Please :)

I know Duke Health is openly hiring new nurses right now. Competitiveness depends on the unit you're applying too. How many years of nursing experience do you have?

A year, finished my nurse residency. My contract ends in oct. and my hospital is kind of a *** show. I was looking at UNC Rex or WakeMed. I'll look at Duke, just heard they pay like trash and Im making like $31 an hour at the moment.

On 8/2/2020 at 8:41 PM, MBNurse123 said:

Hi!

I am currently working in a busy level one trauma center in DC. I have just finished my first year. Im on an IMC and ready to move on, I have always wanted to work in the ER. I was wondering if people had suggestions about hospitals/ if its really competitive to get a nursing job.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

@MBNurse123

I just moved from the Baltimore area to Durham. I was able to interview at Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Rex, and WakeMed. Interviewing is extra strange right now and took a little longer than expected. All of my interviews were either just by phone or zoom. I ended up accepting a position at UNC Chapel Hill, which was my first choice. Duke also offered me a position but was about $3 less per hour, UNC Rex said they'd respond but never did (which possibly is due to me accepting the UNC Chapel Hill job) WakeMed also offered a position but I had already accepted at UNC Chapel Hill. I was making close to $34 in Baltimore and now my base pay will be $30, but the differentials here are great and will hopefully make up for the difference. Both UNC and Duke offered relocation bonuses + a choice between a retention bonus or a pre-licensure student loan repayment bonus. A lot of apartments around the area also offer first months rent free or other moving incentives. Feel free to send me a PM for additional info if you'd like : )

This was so helpful! thank you!

I just heard from UNC rex for an interview. I am going to apply to other places but I would really like to be in Raleigh so it is probably my top choice.

On 8/26/2020 at 9:03 AM, MBNurse123 said:

This was so helpful! thank you!

I just heard from UNC rex for an interview. I am going to apply to other places but I would really like to be in Raleigh so it is probably my top choice.

Hi! So for some reason I can’t PM you, and I know you don’t work at Duke but I applied for 5 different positions at Duke, all in the Children’s Hospital and I am wondering if you may know how competitive it is to get a job there? I have a year of inpatient peds nursing experience, 2 Bachelors degrees (one being my BSN) and my PALS certification and additionally A LOT of experience working with kids.

It's competitive in peds, but it sounds like you have experience which should put you in a good spot. 

On 8/24/2020 at 12:07 PM, rubyagnes said:

@MBNurse123

I just moved from the Baltimore area to Durham. I was able to interview at Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Rex, and WakeMed. Interviewing is extra strange right now and took a little longer than expected. All of my interviews were either just by phone or zoom. I ended up accepting a position at UNC Chapel Hill, which was my first choice. Duke also offered me a position but was about $3 less per hour, UNC Rex said they'd respond but never did (which possibly is due to me accepting the UNC Chapel Hill job) WakeMed also offered a position but I had already accepted at UNC Chapel Hill. I was making close to $34 in Baltimore and now my base pay will be $30, but the differentials here are great and will hopefully make up for the difference. Both UNC and Duke offered relocation bonuses + a choice between a retention bonus or a pre-licensure student loan repayment bonus. A lot of apartments around the area also offer first months rent free or other moving incentives. Feel free to send me a PM for additional info if you'd like : )

Duke may be a couple of $$ less, but there are lot of other percs that make up for it. It's a great place to work, I wouldn't write it off for a couple of dollars ?