Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Bayhealth Kent Hospital

Job Description

Nemours Children’s Health- Delaware Valley is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for the Bayhealth Kent Hospital NICU in Dover, DE! This Advanced Practice Provider will function in both an independent and expanded collaborative role by planning and providing comprehensive, complete management of a primary caseload of critically-ill neonates/infants and their families. This position includes attendance in the delivery room for high-risk deliveries and as needed upon request.

What We Offer

Nemours offers its Associates a competitive salary and a robust benefits package that includes health/life/dental/vision for Associates and their dependents
a wellness program
CME days and dollars
403(b) with employer match
licensure and dues allowance after hire
tuition reimbursement
adoption assistance and 6 weeks of Paternity leave

Qualifications

Excellent written, phone, and interpersonal communication skills are required.
Interested applicants should possess the ability to function at a high level in an interprofessional team environment as well as an independent provider.
PNP: Active Delaware or compact state Registered Nurse Licensure, Active unrestricted Delaware or compact state Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Licensure; DE Prescriptive Authority; DE Federal DEA; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification via National Certification Center; BLS and NRP
PA-C: Current unrestricted Physician Assistant License to practice in the state of Delaware or compact state; National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; DE Prescriptive Authority; DE Federal DEA; BLS and NRP

If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

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.

Learn more at Nemours.org .

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