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Durham, North Carolina

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Nocturnist (CNM) - Duke Birthing Center

Nurse Practitioner Top 5% in Hospital Medicine (NP)No callNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
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Job description

Join Duke Health as a Certified Nurse Midwife – Duke Birthing Center, No Call in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No call required.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers no call requirements, weekends off. Work with Duke Health in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Certified Nurse Midwife provides direct patient care for antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and gynecology patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. They perform physical exams, order diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, and collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure high-quality, evidence-based patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate degree from an accredited Nurse Midwifery program and possess a current, unrestricted RN license with approval to practice as a CNM in North Carolina. At least one year of inpatient CNM experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

ObstetricsClinical assessmentDiagnostic proceduresPatient educationEvidence-based practiceEmergency interventionLeadershipDocumentationCollaborationResearch utilizationConsultationPhysical examinationPrescriptive privileges

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Nocturnist (CNM) - Duke Birthing Center at Duke Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Hospital Medicine (NP) — ranked against 270 active Hospital Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

6.6/10 work-life score · Top 5% in Hospital Medicine (NP) — ranked against 270 active roles in this specialty

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Hospital Medicine (NP)

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  • No call
  • No weekends