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Duke Health
Durham, North Carolina

Clinically Focused General Neurologist

NeurologyNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Join Duke Neurology in Raleigh/Durham, NC!

Duke Health is seeking clinically focused General Neurologists for its current growth expansion within the highly desired Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina market. Both General Neurologists and those with a subspecialty interest or fellowship may apply. Duke Neurology has excellent opportunities that allow for a primary focus on patient care tailored to your career interests and development.

Position Highlights

  • 100% outpatient with no inpatient requirements
  • Duke Raleigh Neurohospitalist program handles all inpatient care
  • Ability to do some inpatient work, if so desired (though not required)
  • Call center for after-hours coverage
  • Typical patient volume: 8 new patients and 12-16 follow-ups per day
  • Clinic staff support includes CMAs, triage nurses, nurse manager, and practice manager
  • Abridge AI Scribe available reduces time spent charting

Robust Compensation Plan That Rewards Clinical Productivity

Stellar benefits package, including exceptional health insurance plans and college tuition assistance for dependent children

Successful hires will bring excellent communication skills, a kind-hearted attitude, relevant clinical operations organizational experience and a vision for excellence in clinical mission that harmonizes with our research and teaching missions.

Duke Neurology delivers exceptional, compassionate care for patients while upholding the highest ethical standards. This is a great opportunity to utilize strong interpersonal and communication skills, along with enthusiasm, professionalism, and a steadfast commitment to the values and mission of academic medicine.

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Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.

To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, compassionate outpatient neurological care to patients in the Raleigh-Durham area. Manage a daily patient volume of new and follow-up cases while collaborating with a dedicated clinical support team.

Requirements

Candidates must be General Neurologists with excellent communication skills and a commitment to academic medicine values. Relevant clinical operations experience and a vision for excellence in clinical mission are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Interpersonal skillsClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinically Focused General Neurologist at Duke Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Neurology — ranked against 467 active Neurology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Of the 41 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 63% have no call, 49% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% 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).

Top Neurologist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 15 employers

9
<$390k
2
$400k
8
$430k-470k
2
$470k-510k
2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Neurology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 467 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Durham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$363k
Typical market rent
$1,659/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.6
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Duke Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Durham, North Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Exceptional health insurance plans
College tuition assistance for dependent children
AI Scribe
Robust compensation plan
Stellar benefits package