Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Cardiac Center
About the role
The Nemours Cardiac Center of the Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware is seeking a qualified Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their Inpatient Cardiac Center.
Responsibilities
- Obtain medical histories, perform physical exams, order and interpret laboratory data, and prescribe management and medications on patients admitted to our inpatient service.
- Present patients on rounds, write daily progress notes, collate inpatient records, and complete discharge summaries using the electronic medical record.
- Assist in the preoperative and postoperative care of surgical patients.
- Provide continuity of care when coordinating care with other members of the health care team.
- Attend and present departmental patient care conferences and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
- Interact with families of our patients, embracing a family centered focus.
Requirements
- APRN: Compact State RN license, DE 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.
Qualifications
- APRN: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification.
Skills
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
Benefits
- Recently increased compensation and generous sign on bonus!
- Extensive benefits package that includes 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.
Schedule
- This position will include working some night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
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 — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships. 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.