Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Telemetry Cardiac Center, Night Shift
Nemours Children's Health · Wilmington, DE
Posted October 20, 2026
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, US, 19803
- Pay: Nemours does not post a pay range for this role (competitive base compensation plus annual incentive)
- Employment: Full time
- Location: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
- Nemours Job ID: 20130
Offering recently increased compensation, Sign-on Bonus and Relocation!!
The Nemours Cardiac Center of the Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware is looking for a qualified Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Inpatient Telemetry Cardiac Center! This role is a full-time nocturnist role, including weekend, and holiday availability.
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in the Cardiac Inpatient Telemetry Unit plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a dynamic environment. In collaboration with physicians, APPs, consultants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP will provide specialized care to critically ill cardiac patients.
This role requires comprehensive care for cardiac surgical patients during both the pre-operative and post-operative periods as well as providing care for non-surgical patients. The APP is required to perform medical histories and physical exams as well as interpret laboratory and diagnostic testing data to inform clinical decisions. Additionally, the APP will be required to develop and implement patient care management plans, including prescribing medications and other medical therapies.
This role is a full-time nocturnist role, including weekend, and holiday availability. Applicants should be highly motivated to join a high-functioning multidisciplinary team. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
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Essential Responsibilities
- Practices collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers to provide high quality health care to children.
- Performs appropriate assessment of patient/family upon referral/admission and appropriately documents history and physical exam data.
- Performs ongoing assessment and evaluation of patient progress and revision of interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Collaborates inter-professionally as needed. Identifies patient/family need for further resources and initiates appropriate referrals.
- Documents patient care and progress on patient's chart.
- Provides patient/family teaching based on identification of learning needs.
- Acts as a patient's advocate.
- Acts as a role model to other members of the Patient Care Services Department to foster professional development.
- Acts as a liaison between families and members of the health care team.
- Promotes standards of care for the specialty area.
What we Offer
- 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
- Retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan
- Educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, and professional membership dues allowance
Qualifications
- 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
- One to three years of experience required
Employer
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. It delivers care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices, with a mission to deliver well beyond medicine to improve the health of children.
The Nemours system:
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington, built on the grounds of the historic Nemours Estate
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida in Orlando's Lake Nona Medical City
- Specialty and primary care across Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida, including Jacksonville, Pensacola, Lakeland and the Space Coast, plus partner hospital units and urgent care
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose Nemours:
- Faculty appointments at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (Delaware Valley) and academic, teaching and research opportunities
- Competitive base compensation with an annual incentive plan
- Comprehensive benefits, mortgage assistance, relocation packages, and 403(b) with employer match plus 457(b) plans
- Licensure, CME and professional dues allowance, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility as a not-for-profit
- Places to live from Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley to Central Florida and the Gulf Coast