Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The Nemours Foundation; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quality-based bonus incentives

Relocation allowance

Life insurance

Health, dental and vision coverage

Retirement plan with employer matching

Job summary

The Nemours Neonatology team in Wilmington, Delaware seeks an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a busy Level IV NICU. The unit will expand to 46 beds with 14 new rooms in 2026, offering a comprehensive care environment and a strong interdisciplinary team.

Roles require neonatal NP/PA experience, relevant licensure and certifications (BLS/NRP/NNP or PA-C), and a willingness to rotate shifts including holidays.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years Neonatal NP/Physician Assistant experience preferred.
• NP or PA license and Neonatal Certification required (NNP or PA-C path).
• BLS and NRP Certification required upon hire.
• Neonatal Fellowship experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide neonatal intensive care under supervision of an attending neonatologist.
• Assess and manage distressed neonates from delivery through NICU stay.
• Perform newborn exams, determine gestational age, and document findings.
• Collaborate with neonatology team on diagnostics and treatments.
• Order labs, perform procedures, and participate in daily NICU rounds.
• Rotate shifts, including holidays.

Skills

Neonatal NP/PA experience

BLS Certification

NRP Certification

PA-C license

Neonatal Fellowship

Education

NP or PA degree

Job description

Job Description

Offering recently increased compensation, relocation allowance and a sign-on bonus!

The Nemours Neonatology team is looking for an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our expanding NICU in Wilmington, Delaware. We will be expanding in 2026, adding 14 new inpatient rooms. With this expansion, the NICU will house 46 beds as a contiguous unit.

Our shifts are rotating and will require holiday commitments.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) at Nemours Children's provide the best start in life for babies born too early or with medical problems. Our NICUs are Level IV, which is the highest level of neonatal care.

Newborn medicine specialists, or neonatologists, take care of babies around-the-clock in this high-tech unit. Pediatric surgeons and experts in every specialty have direct access to the NICU.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages and provides care for the patient requiring neonatal intensive care utilizing collaborative consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision (but not necessarily the direct attendance) of an attending neonatologist.
• Receives a distressed neonate in the Delivery Room and initiates appropriate intervention.
• Performs a complete newborn physical examination and assessment of gestational age, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings.
• Conducts parent interviews and takes family history.
• Collaborates with neonatologists concerning pertinent historical events, physical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic measures initiated on all admissions.
• Orders appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary and appropriate for the care of the patient.
• Reviews and provides general care items involved in neonatal care, such as temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, and phototherapy.
• Participates in daily rounds in NICU.
• Rotating shifts required

What we Offer

• Extensive benefits package that includes quality-based bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan
• Educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, and professional membership dues allowance.
• Qualified new grads are encouraged to apply

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years Neonatal NP/Physician Assistant experience preferred
• NNP: Current unrestricted Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License to practice in the state(s) in which privileges are sought; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification via National Certification Center;BLS and NRP Certification upon hire
• PA-C: Current unrestricted Physician Assistant License to practice in the state(s) in which privileges are sought; National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Must have neonatal experience or have completed a Neonatal Fellowship.
• Current American Heart Association BLS and NRP Certification

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.

1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, US (On-site)