NP/PA - Lead Advanced Practice Clinician - Oncology

Christiana Care; Newark (DE); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary plus Annual Quality Incentive Bonus

Generous CME Paid Time and Allowance

Six weeks of Paid Time Off

12 weeks Paid Protected Parental Leave

Opportunities for Career Growth

403(b) with Employer Match

Job summary

Christiana Care in Newark, Delaware, is looking for a Lead Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their oncology and hematology team. In this dynamic role, you will provide advanced clinical care while leading a high-functioning team. The position offers a hybrid of administrative and outpatient clinical duties, flexible scheduling, and a focus on work-life balance.

Ideal candidates will have at least three years of experience in Hematology and Medical Oncology along with leadership skills. Benefits include competitive salary, generous Paid Time Off, educational allowances, and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to be licensed in the State of Delaware and meet credentialing requirements.
• Three years of Hem/Onc Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience.
• Willing to train the right candidate without experience in malignant & benign hematology and medical oncology.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical care to patients in a hybrid environment.
• Oversee training and performance evaluations for new NPs/PAs.
• Manage chemotherapy infusion and promote patient education.

Skills

Hematology and Medical Oncology experience

Leadership experience

Patient education

ACLS certification

Symptom management

Education

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program

Graduate of an Accredited Physician Assistant program

Job description

Position Overview

Are you an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant seeking to enhance your career through a leadership position while still making an immediate and life‑changing impact on your patients from an office setting? Join our dynamic oncology and hematology team as a Lead Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, where you will provide advanced clinical care to patients while serving as a key leader for our Medical Oncology and Hematology team. This position is a hybrid of administrative and outpatient clinical duties. It allows for a high level of autonomy with team‑based physician support clinically and leadership of a high functioning Advanced Practice Clinician team in inpatient and outpatient settings. The candidate must have previous Hematology and Medical Oncology experience.

Daily schedule includes office visits, overseeing training for new NPs/PAs, evaluating NPs/PAs performance, overseeing chemotherapy infusion as needed, patient education, multidisciplinary oncology care with the support of a full office staff (MA’s, OA’s, phone triage nurses and infusion nurses). This is a highlighted service line in ChristianaCare with anticipated APC development and growth. The Lead Hematology/Oncology Advanced Practice Clinician position allows for work‑life balance, working 5 days per week with some flexibility required for administrative duties as needed.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary plus Annual Quality Incentive Bonus
• Generous CME Paid Time and Allowance
• Six weeks of Paid Time Off
• 12 weeks Paid Protected Parental Leave
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• 403(b) and Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Options with Employer Match

Position Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or graduate of an Accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Must have the ability to be licensed in the State of Delaware and meet credentialing requirements.
• Three years of Hem/Onc Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience, leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Malignant & benign hematology, medical Oncology, symptom management, triage and urgent care experience preferred but willing to train the right candidate.
• ACLS certified.

About ChristianaCare

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations! ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. ChristianaCare is rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings.

EEO Statement

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.