Interview at Duke

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Hi all,

I am graduating this May, and I have just received word that I will have an interview at Duke University Hospital next week. I was wondering if anyone had any interview tips for me? This is my very first interview (besides a life guarding job) so I need all the help I can get!

Thanks so much to everyone who replies!

I accepted a position at Duke Raleigh. I really liked the floor and staff. I received a phone call the next day with an offer.

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nursekii When is your interview? For new grads the pay is $20.74 with night differentials of $4 and weekend differentials $4.50

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Duke Raleigh and Wilson Health are about to merge. They just layed off like 30 ppl.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

I was just looking for that info. I used to work for Wilson and I knew they were looking at getting help from a larger entity. Another local one got bought up by UNC. I guess Vidant had enough after Pitt and Nash. LOL. Wilson would be merging with Duke Health, not just Duke Raleigh. Duke has 3 hosp.

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Yea..UNC aquired several more locals..Johnston memorial, high point and Chatham I think. Duke and WakeMed arent doing so well. I think there may something in store for WakeMed soon.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

WakeMed has been CRAZY building and buying and they pay their nurses, right now anyway, more than anyone. You know that something has to give.

I think everyone was counting on the Medicaid $$ that McCrory turned down and now they have realized they are down a creek w/o a paddle. Duke just finished building a brand new pavilion with 150+ new beds. The rest of the hospital was supposed to get updated in chunks, but that is on hold now. Also, they just spent a fortune on Maestro (Epic). I have been wondering how WakeMed could manage.

My son used to go to on of the specialty clinics @ Wake, but they have cut back so much, it was horrid. We have transferred to Duke, which was quite a shock to the wallet. With insurance.

Health care is in for a big shake up.

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I dont think WakeMed pays the most..whats is the hourly? Rex is paying $21.13 new grad.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

Wake may not pay the most as a new grad, but as a floor nurse, I think the shift diff are the highest. I know several nurses that have gone to work there and said that they pay more. I think new grads are all pretty much the same, give or take. There isn't much difference between the 20.74 at Duke and the 21.13 at Rex. Rex is really nice. I have a lot of friends that work there. I did 16 weeks of clinical there. Since I was an ADN, no chance of a new grad position for me.

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Nope, Rex pays highest shift diff too. $10 for weekends, $5 for nights... and ADN do get hired there. Myself and at least 3 of my other classmates got hired there and we are ADN.

Where did you do your clinicals, what floor?

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

I applied for everything I could at Rex for 2 years. :( Didn't get an interview for CNA or RN. I did 8 weeks in L&D and 8 weeks med/surg (can't remember the floor) I really liked it. The only one of my classmates that got a job there was a girl who worked as a surg tech.

Never got an interview at Wake, either. Oh well, got a job at Duke :) Very happy there.

The nurses that I know that work at Rex now are friends from church that have been there for a long time.

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mladolphin got offered a job at duke regional the pay is lower compared to my area MD/DC but they are not hiring new grads in the area

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Its is also much cheaper to live down here. Small two bedroom house can rent as low as$500/month up to $700 depending on location. Further out from the city is a lil cheaper

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