Pediatric Hospitalist

About the role

The Nemours Cardiac Center of the Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware is seeking a pediatric hospitalist to join their cardiac stepdown unit. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position with flexible scheduling, including potential moonlighting opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialized care to cardiac patients in the CICU and cardiac stepdown unit.
• Work alongside advanced practice providers (APPs) and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
• Participate in daytime, nighttime, weekend, and holiday shifts.
• Educate and mentor residents, fellows, and other trainees.
• Contribute to academic initiatives in research, education, quality improvement, or operations.

Qualifications

• MD, DO or equivalent clinical doctoral degree from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of an ACGME Accredited Pediatric Residency Program.
• Board Eligibility/Certification in Pediatric Medicine.
• Eligibility to obtain valid DEA and Medical licenses in the state of Delaware.
• An academic record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or full Professor.

Benefits

Competitive base compensation and an annual incentive plan recognizing clinical activity, academic accomplishments, and quality improvement.
Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
Mortgage assistance, relocation packages, and 403(b) with employer match, plus 457(b) retirement savings plans
Not-for-profit status with eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Faculty appointment at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, commensurate with academic achievement

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Flexible, including potential moonlighting opportunities

About Nemours Children's Health

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.

About the Team

At Nemours Children’s, our providers and associates work together across specialties, clinics and hospitals, to give children 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 we measure these outcomes in order to provide consistent, top-rated care. We aspire to build a workforce of providers that support the needs of the communities we serve and create 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.