Pediatric Hospitalist, Cardiac
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: 14379
The Nemours Cardiac Center of the Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware is looking for a qualified pediatric hospitalist to join our cardiac unit. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position, and the schedule is flexible and made in conjunction with other team members - including APPs and cardiology fellows.
The Nemours Cardiac Center (NCC) provides comprehensive care for infants, children, and adolescents with cardiac, thoracic, and vascular disease. The Cardiac Center provides patient care, performs research, and educates health care professionals in a variety of settings.
Our patient population ranges from newborns to adults with congenital or acquired heart disease. Surgeries are performed on a variety of complex congenital heart abnormalities, including neonatal surgery, adult congenital surgery, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplantation.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver specialized care to cardiac patients in the CICU and cardiac unit.
- Work alongside advanced practice providers (APPs) and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers.
- Participate in daytime, nighttime, weekend, and holiday shifts, with potential moonlighting opportunities available on an “as needed” basis. The expectation is that approximately 33% shifts will be off shifts (nights and weekends).
- Educate and mentor residents, fellows, and other trainees.
- Contribute to academic initiatives in research, education, quality improvement, or operations.
What We Offer
- 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
- Licensure, CME, and professional dues allowance
- Not-for-profit status with eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- A faculty appointment at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, commensurate with academic achievement
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 licensure in the state of Delaware
- An academic record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or full Professor
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