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Duke Health
Durham, North Carolina

Hospitalist with Duke Regional Hospital

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Join Duke as a Hospitalist in Durham, NC!

Duke Regional Hospital is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine physician to join our nationally recognized Hospital Medicine team in North Durham. This role will be based at our Duke Regional campus, which is a 350-bed facility.

Position Highlights

Provide daytime care for hospitalized adult patients at our Duke Regional campus, rotating between the rounding and admitting lines

  • Closed ICU, no procedures expected, target census 10-14 pts/MD, team includes APP model
  • Schedule is typically a 7 on/7 off model
  • Candidate Qualifications
  • MD or DO degree
  • Completion of an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency
  • BC/BE in Internal Medicine
  • Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in North Carolina

Why Duke?

  • Practice at one of the country's premier academic health systems
  • Work alongside nationally recognized physicians and clinical leaders
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including 13.2% employer retirement contribution

Join Duke Health and help advance our mission of delivering compassionate care, groundbreaking research, and excellence in medical education.

The Triangle area of Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill is one of the nation’s most desirable locations. It is a growing region where more than 2 million residents enjoy diverse opportunities and a high quality of life. From urban to suburban and rural settings, the greater Triangle area has options for every lifestyle. Learn more about the Triangle

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.

Please Note

To be considered for this position, please attach your CV, select SUBMIT APPLICATION, and complete the application questions.

Key Responsibilities

Provide daytime care for hospitalized adult patients at the Duke Regional campus, rotating between rounding and admitting lines. Collaborate with a team including APPs to manage a target census of 10-14 patients per physician.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have completed an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency. Applicants must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine and eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in North Carolina.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical Leadership

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Physician market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in hospital medicineranked against 1,180 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in North Carolina499 active22,555 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 80% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment499 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,180 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 11 employers
4
<$195k
0
$195k-245k
2
$245k-295k
20
$295k-345k
2
$345k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
12%
Loan repayment
8%
CME allowance
8%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician, Adult Hospitalist (Castro Valley, CA)

Sutter Health · Castro Valley, California

$180-$190/hr
#2

Physician Advisor 10am-6pm

St. Joseph's Health · Paterson, New Jersey

$160-$180/hr
#3

Physician (Hospitalist) GP-0602-14

$165k-$336k
#4

Hospitalist - Macon, MO

$200k-$300k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,180 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Duke Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
13.2% employer retirement contribution

Living in Durham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k
Typical market rent
$1,626/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.