Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Inpatient Telemetry Cardiac Center, Night Shift

About the role

The Nemours Cardiac Center of the Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware is seeking a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work in the Cardiac Inpatient Telemetry Unit. This role is a full-time nocturnist position, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physicians and other healthcare providers to provide high-quality care to children.
• Performs assessments, including medical histories and physical exams, and interprets lab and diagnostic test results.
• Develops and implements patient care management plans, including prescribing medications and other medical therapies.
• Provides patient and family teaching based on identified learning needs.
• Acts as a patient advocate and liaison between families and healthcare teams.
• Documents patient care and progress in the patient's chart.
• Fosters professional development among colleagues.

Requirements

• APRN: Compact State RN license, Delaware APRN License, Delaware CSR, Delaware DEA; Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification; AHA BLS and ACLS Certification upon hire.
• PA-C: Current DE State Licensure, Delaware CSR, Delaware DEA, National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, AHA BLS and ACLS certification upon hire.
• One to three years of experience required.

Qualifications

• APRN: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification.
• PA-C: National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Skills

• Highly motivated to work in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Recently increased compensation and generous sign-on bonus.
• 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.

Pay

Recently increased compensation and generous sign-on bonus.

Schedule

This role is a full-time nocturnist position, including weekends and holidays.