Registered Nurse (New Grad or Experienced)-New to the OR Program-(OCT. 2026 Cohort
Listed on 2026-08-18
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Nursing
Surgical Assistant, Operating Room Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse
Registered Nurse (New Grad or Experienced)-New to the OR Program-(OCT. 2026 Cohort)
Work Arrangement:
Requisition Number: 272928
Regular or Temporary:
Regular
Location:
Durham, NC, US, 27710
Date:
Aug 13, 2026
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke University Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of Duke Health's four hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.
Duke Health is now accepting RN (experienced and new graduates) applications to the New to the Operating Room Program for the October 2026 Cohort!
The New to the OR Training Program is available to new graduate and skilled nurses without OR experience who want to gain operating room experience. The program involves six to nine months of training depending on the service line and/or location with an initial schedule of 5-8’s shift’s Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. After the initial weeks, schedules will vary upon the management team’s discretion based on the needs of the unit, preceptor schedules, and progress of the individual nurse.
After orientation, the entity or service line unit schedule will apply.
Required
Start Date:
October 19th, 2026 (RN license required before this date)
Virtual interviews for the New to the OR Program will be held on Sept. 10th, 2026 from 3:30pm to 7:00pm EST (By invitation only following a phone screen.)
Position Locations: Duke University Hospital, Duke Raleigh Campus and Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center - Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center, located in Durham, NC, provide care for patients needing same-day diagnostic and treatment-based surgical procedures. Specialty areas include General Surgery, Ortho, Neuro, GYN, Urology and Pediatrics. RNs scrub and circulate in multiple ambulatory surgeries in a fast-paced weekday shift.
- Duke Raleigh, A Campus of Duke University Hospital - Duke Raleigh Campus is a medium sized Duke Health hospital located just north of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. There are 19 operating rooms and specialties include Ortho, Spine, General, GYN, Neuro, Vascular, and ENT. The patient population consists mostly of adults with some pediatric patients. RNs circulate in all surgical specialties in a community hospital environment with the resources and opportunities of the greater Duke Health system.
The Duke Regional Hospital OR Unit - Duke Regional Hospital located in Durham, NC holds
13 Operating Rooms and 2 Procedure Rooms and 1 cystoscopy room. This team performs general surgery, open/laparoscopic, cardiovascular, orthopedics, plastics, neurosurgery, OHN, gynecology, robotic, and urology. RNs scrub and circulate in all surgical specialties in a community hospital environment with the resources and opportunities of the greater Duke Health system.
- Duke University Hospital - Consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research, Duke University Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) located in Durham, NC, operates 24-hours, 7 days a week. There are 52 operating rooms and specialties include General, Cardiac, Pediatrics, ENT, Ortho, Plastics, Urology, Neuro, GYN, CTOR and Duke Eye Center.
RNs scrub and circulate in our specialty service lines.
As a Clinical Nurse with Duke University Health System, you will make providing service your priority while caring for the whole person in a patient-centered atmosphere. The Clinical Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and supervising direct and indirect total nursing care responsibilities. Utilizing the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department. Plan and provide advanced and/or specialized nursing care…
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