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NP, Pediatric Hospitalist, Elkton, MD

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Newark (DE)

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Job summary

ChristianaCare is seeking a nocturnist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant specializing in neonatal care to join their new Women's & Children's unit. This role involves managing infants in the delivery room and providing coverage for newborns, alongside opportunities for teaching and clinical development within a dynamic health system. Located in Delaware, it offers competitive compensation and a focus on innovative, patient-centered care.

Benefits

CME opportunities
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Additional compensation for nocturnist work

Qualifications

  • Completion of master's degree program with board certification.
  • Experience in neonatal care, especially as a provider in delivery rooms.
  • Successful completion of specific fellowship or program is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Direct medical management of infants during delivery and initial hours of life.
  • Provide overnight coverage for newborns admitted to the hospital.
  • Collaborate with pediatric hospitalists and neonatologists.

Skills

Neonatal care
Delivery room experience
Advanced Practice Clinician skills
Collaboration
Teaching

Education

Master's degree as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner-Neonatal or Acute Care Pediatric
Physician Assistant program certification
Neonatal Fellowship Program (or 3 years' experience)

Job description

ChristianaCare is recruiting for a nocturnist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with Neonatal Experience to work in our newly designed Women's & Children's unit at our Union Hospital site in Elkton, Maryland.

As an Advance Practice Clinician, you will become a member of our collaborative team of pediatric hospitalists, neonatologists, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, nurses and ancillary team members who are dedicated to the care of neonates and their families. The ideal candidate will function as an advanced practice provider who primarily directs the medical management of infants in the delivery room and initial hours of life and provides overnight coverage for newborns admitted to the hospital.

***Delivery room and level 1 nursery experience required.

Education and Experience Requirements

Completion of a master's degree program and board certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner-Neonatal or Acute Care Pediatric or completion of a Physician Assistant program and board certification as a physician assistant with successful completion of a Neonatal Fellowship Program or minimum of 3 years' experience in neonatal care.

Program Highlights:

  • New leadership team with a focus on purpose-driven multidisciplinary work, transparent communication, and both support and growth of departmental divisions.
  • Clinical opportunities: serving patients in multiple settings, including delivery room, well-baby unit and consults.
  • Educational opportunities: resident teaching (Pediatrics, Med-Peds, Family Medicine) and medical student (Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University) teaching.
  • Career development opportunities: quality & safety, departmental and institutional committee involvement, leadership education, formal mentorship.
  • Collaborative opportunities: level III NICU, ambulatory pediatrics network, Pediatric Emergency Medicine team, and both in-house and external sub-specialty consultants.
  • Educational resources include: Neonatology & Pediatrics Grand Rounds, multidisciplinary SIMs, a medical library, and a 9000 sq ft SIM Center for skills training.
  • Flexibility. Part-time applicants welcome. Additional compensation for nocturnist work.
  • Competitive total compensation package. CME. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

About ChristianaCare:

ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), 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. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions and 6th for admission of stroke patients.

ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with more than 290 residents and fellows. We are continually ranked by US News & World Report as a Best Hospital. With our unique, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

Benefits of living in the Delaware Valley:

Working for ChristianaCare offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City - all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.

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