Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Urgent Care

Nemours Children's Health Wilmington, DE, US

Job Description

Nemours Children's Health is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to join our new Urgent Care team in Glenn Mills, PA and North Wilmington, DE! This is an exciting opportunity to join our newly expanding Urgent Care Practices in 2026!

The Urgent Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides direct and indirect care to patients and their families in an Urgent Care setting. This APP will function independently and collaboratively to provide medical care for patients from 0 through 20 years. This position will require the provider to work weekend days and weekday nights.

Key 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 appropriate documents history and physical exam data.
Performs ongoing assessment and evaluation of patient progress and revision of interdisciplinary plan of care.
May use prescriptive authority if appropriately credentialed to do so. Collaborates interprofessionally as needed. Identifies patient/family need for further resources and initiates appropriate referrals.
Documents of patient care and progress on patient's chart.
Provides patient/family teaching based on identification of learning needs.

What We Offer

Competitive salary
Extensive benefits package that includes life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage and generous PTO plan
CME and licensure maintenance allowances
Retirement plan with employer matching
Educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, and professional membership dues allowance

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 Pennsylvania and Delaware Registered Nurse Licensure, Active unrestricted Pennsylvania and Delaware Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Licensure; Pennsylvania and Delaware Prescriptive Authority; Pennsylvania and Delaware Federal DEA; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification via National Certification Center
PA-C: Current unrestricted Physician Assistant License to practice in the state of Pennsylvania and Delaware; National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; Pennsylvania and Delaware Prescriptive Authority; Pennsylvania and Delaware Federal DEA
American Heart Association BLS upon hire
Interested applicants should possess the ability to function at a high level in an interprofessional team environment as well as an independent provider.
3-5 years of Advanced Practice Provider experience in the ED or Urgent Care setting strongly preferred.

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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