Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

About the role

The Nemours Neonatology team is expanding this year, adding 14 new inpatient rooms to the NICU in Wilmington, Delaware. The NICU will now house 46 beds as a contiguous unit. Shifts are rotating or nights, with holiday commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages and provides care for neonates requiring neonatal intensive care, collaborating with team members under the direction of neonatologists.
• Initiates appropriate interventions for distressed neonates in the Delivery Room.
• Performs newborn physical examinations and assessments, taking family histories, and conducting parent interviews.
• Collaborates with neonatologists on historical events, physical findings, and diagnostic/therapeutic measures.
• Orders appropriate laboratory tests and procedures, and performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Provides general neonatal care, including temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, and phototherapy.
• Participates in rounds in the NICU.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with a $30,000 sign-on bonus and a 3-year retention agreement.
• Extensive benefits package including quality-based bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• CME and board maintenance allowances.
• Retail plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan.
• Educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, and professional membership dues allowance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years Neonatal NP/Physician Assistant experience preferred.
• NNP: Current unrestricted Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License to practice in Delaware; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification via National Certification Center; BLS and NRP Certification upon hire.
• PA-C: Current unrestricted Physician Assistant License to practice in Delaware; National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• Must have neonatal experience or completed a Neonatal Fellowship.
• Current American Heart Association BLS and NRP Certification.

Benefits

Includes quality-based bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, CME and board maintenance allowances, retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan, educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, and professional membership dues allowance.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals and a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices. Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive. Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

About The Team

At Nemours Children’s, our providers and associates work together across specialties, clinics, and hospitals to provide care that's among the safest, most caring, and compassionate. As part of a pediatric health system with both clinical and academic partnerships, we are 100% focused on ensuring a healthier future for children. We strive for excellent outcomes across all of our medical and surgical specialties and measure these outcomes to provide consistent, top-rated care. We aspire to build a workforce of providers that supports the needs of the communities we serve and creates a sense of belonging for our patients and families.

About Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, a 220-bed facility located in Wilmington, serves as a Level IV NICU and the only Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center in the state. For more than 80 years, its world-renowned care, education, and research capabilities have healed hundreds of thousands of children and provided training for thousands of pediatric specialists across the U.S. In 2023–24, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital in five pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, and orthopedics. The hospital is a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons. This recognition highlights the center's improved surgical quality, reduced complications, lower costs, and saved lives. Our nursing program has earned Magnet status for the third time from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®, demonstrating excellence in health care. We collaborate closely with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, providing pediatric specialty care for newborns and in the emergency department, and collaborating closely on research and care for complex conditions.