NP/PA - Structural Heart Disease

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

ChristianaCare is recruiting a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join the Structural Heart Disease Program within the Heart & Vascular Service Line in Delaware. You will provide medical management and care coordination for patients across inpatient and ambulatory settings, aiding evaluation and advanced procedures like TAVR and TEER.

You will work with interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, imaging specialists, and nurses to guide patients and families through

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited PA or ACNP program with board certification.
• License or license-eligible in Delaware.
• BLS & ACLS required; DEA & prescriptive authority.
• Prefer 2–3 years in acute care; prior cardiology/structural heart experience is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Medical management of patients undergoing structural heart evaluation and intervention (TAVR, TEER, LAAO, PFO/ASD closures).
• Coordinate care across hospital, clinic and procedural settings; educate patients and families for shared decision-making.
• Contribute to program growth, quality initiatives and keep the team at the forefront of structural heart therapies.
• Join a pioneering Delaware program delivering life-changing care to patients and families.

Skills

Care coordination

Patient education

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Physician Assistant or ACNP program (board certified)

Delaware license eligibility

Job description

ChristianaCare is currently recruiting for a highly motivated and skilled Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our Structural Heart Disease Program within the Heart & Vascular Service Line. The Advanced Practice Clinician in this role will provide comprehensive medical management and care coordination for patients with structural heart disease across both the inpatient and ambulatory settings. This position offers a unique opportunity to partner with a highly specialized multidisciplinary team, including interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, imaging specialists, and nurses, to guide patients through evaluation, advanced cardiac procedures, and ongoing follow-up care. Responsibilities include the medical management of patients undergoing structural heart evaluation and intervention such as TAVR, Mitral TEER, tricuspid valve therapies, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusions and PFO/ASD closures. The APC will coordinate care across hospital, clinic, and procedural settings to ensure seamless transitions, while also engaging patients and families in education and shared decision-making. In addition to direct patient care, the APC will contribute to program growth, quality initiatives, and advancing the team’s efforts to remain at the forefront of innovation in structural heart disease therapies. This position offers an exceptional opportunity to join a pioneering program in Delaware advancing the field in structural heart disease therapies and to help deliver life-changing care to patients and families across our community.

Responsibilities

• Medical management of patients undergoing structural heart evaluation and intervention such as TAVR, Mitral TEER, tricuspid valve therapies, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusions and PFO/ASD closures.
• The APC will coordinate care across hospital, clinic, and procedural settings to ensure seamless transitions, while also engaging patients and families in education and shared decision-making.
• In addition to direct patient care, the APC will contribute to program growth, quality initiatives, and advancing the team’s efforts to remain at the forefront of innovation in structural heart disease therapies.
• This position offers an exceptional opportunity to join a pioneering program in Delaware advancing the field in structural heart disease therapies and to help deliver life-changing care to patients and families across our community.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program and board certification.
• License or license eligible in the State of Delaware
• BLS & ACLS required
• DEA & Prescriptive authority required
• Prefer at least 2-3 years of experience working in an acute care setting; previous experience in cardiology and structural heart disease highly desired.

Work Schedule

Full time – 80 hours, Day Shift, Monday through Friday, no holidays, no weekends, no on-call.

Office location

Office location is on site at ChristianaCare – Newark Campus

Annual Compensation Range

Annual Compensation Range $115,474.00 - $143,579.00 This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Benefits

• health insurance
• paid time off
• retirement
• employee assistance program

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

About ChristianaCare

ChristianaCare is 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. Living in and around Delaware offers varied and affordable housing options in DE, PA, MD, or NJ. Connected by Amtrak and I-95 this region is a hub for excellent restaurants, entertainment and sporting venues, cultural events and some of the nation’s best colleges and universities. Our location puts you within 1-3 hours of four international airports, major cities including Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C., popular beach towns in MD, DE and NJ and popular ski resorts in PA and NY. Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions.