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Clinical Nurse Educator-Duke Health Lake Norman

Registered Nurse Top 25% in Critical Care Nursing (RN)Full-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 14m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Duke University as a Clinical Nurse Educator – Med/Surg & Critical Care in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)
  • Magnet designated organization
  • Nursing certification advocacy

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

Apply to join Duke University as a Clinical Nurse Educator – Med/Surg & Critical Care.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse Educator leads staff orientation, coordinates competency-based training, and supports onboarding for medical-surgical and critical care units. They also facilitate educational programs, serve as a consultant for clinical standards, and act as a change agent to promote excellence in nursing practice.

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required, with a Master's degree preferred. Candidates must have at least 3 years of nursing or clinical instructor experience and hold a current North Carolina RN license.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSACLSPALSNRP (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical educationStaff developmentNursing orientationCompetency assessmentMedical-surgical nursingCritical care nursingBLS instructionACLS instructionPALS instructionEvidence-based practiceMentoringLeadership developmentRegulatory complianceCurriculum developmentAdult learning principles

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Nurse Educator-Duke Health Lake Norman at Duke University a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Critical Care Nursing (RN) — ranked against 32 active Critical Care Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Critical Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 30% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 10.2% 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).

6.0/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Critical Care Nursing (RN) — ranked against 32 active roles in this specialty

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Registered Nurse roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 125 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
26% this job
Sign-on bonus
8%
PSLF eligible
5%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Critical Care Nursing (RN)

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  • Includes weekends
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Benefits & Perks

Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)
Magnet designated organization
Nursing certification advocacy