Perioperative Team, NP/PA

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CE Time & Allowance

PTO + Parental Leave (12 weeks)

Career Growth Opportunities

Retirement Plan with Employer Match

Annual Quality Incentive Bonus

Job summary

ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our surgical sub-specialty unit. The successful candidate will focus on perioperative management and care coordination for orthopedic joint replacement patients, bariatric surgery, and short stay elective procedures, working with the CSO and joint replacement teams to optimize patient outcomes.

This is a full-time, day-shift role with potential weekend rotation.

Qualifications

• Licensed or eligible for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the state of Delaware.
• Acute Care NP license required
• Prescriptive Authority or eligibility for the state of Delaware
• DEA registration required
• ACLS required
• Experience as a NP or PA preferred

Responsibilities

• Primary focus on perioperative management and care coordination for orthopedic joint replacement patients, bariatric surgery, short stay elective surgery and other specialties as assigned.
• Collaborate with the Center for Surgical Optimization (CSO), the Advanced Joint Replacement Program and multispecialty teams to promote high-quality outcomes for hospitalized patients and reduce complications and readmissions.

Skills

Collaboration with surgical team

Patient care coordination

Adaptability in fast-paced environment

Job description

Job Details Are you a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner that is looking to be a part of an award-winning inpatient team? ChristianaCare is recruiting for a PA or NP to work on our surgical sub-specialty unit at ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital. This position will have a primary focus on the perioperative management and care coordination for orthopedic joint replacement patients, bariatric surgery, short stay elective surgery and other specialties as assigned. This is a full-time day Monday - Friday position with possible weekend rotation. The selected NP or PA for this position will collaborate with the Center for Surgical Optimization (CSO), the ChristianaCare Advanced Joint Replacement Program and the multispecialty team on 7S and the orthopedic surgeons and other surgical specialty teams to promote high-quality outcomes for hospitalized patients. The NP or PA will have an active role in quality-based efforts to prevent complications, emergency department visits, surgical site infections, and readmissions after discharge.

Why ChristianaCare?

• Generous Continuing Education Time and Allowance
• Substantial PTO plus 12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• 403(b) and Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Options with Employer Match
• Annual Quality Incentive Bonus

Requirements

• Licensed or eligible for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the state of Delaware
• Acute Care NP license required
• Prescriptive Authority or eligibility for the state of Delaware
• DEA registration required
• ACLS required
• Experience as a NP or PA preferred

Annual Compensation Range $119,583.00 - $153,472.00

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.

Post End Date Sep 18, 2027

EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/

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 Christiana Care Health System Website