Advanced Practice Provider Hospitalist at Nemours in Wilmington, Delaware

Job Description:

Nemours is seeking a Advanced Practice Provider Hospitalist for our Wilmington Hospital.

The General Academic Pediatric Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides direct and indirect care to patients and their families in the inpatient General Pediatrics division. Interested candidates must be capable of self-directed independent and collaborative practice. Strong communication and inter-professional skills needed as the General Pediatric APP is a critical liaison between medical teams, nursing teams and families

This APP will be responsible for ongoing management of General Pediatric patients and will coordinate care with Hospitalist and resident teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Comprehensive patient assessments including history and physical examinations
• Formulating assessment and treatment plans of pediatric patients
• Communicating with physicians about changes in patient's clinical condition
• Educating parents/caregivers on patient condition and plan of care
• Triaging and responding to phone calls from patient families
• Accurately recording patient information in the electronic medical record
• The NP must be able to work independently as well as part of multidisciplinary team.

• Competitive salary with generous sign on bonus
• Extensive benefits package that includes quality-based bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• CME and board maintenance allowances
• Retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan
• Educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, and professional membership dues allowance.

• Three years of related clinical experience required
• Active Delaware (or compact state) Registered Nurse Licensure required
• Active Delaware Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure, or Physician Assistant Licensure with or without prescriptive authority required
• Delaware Controlled Substance Registration (CSR), Federal DEA registration with Delaware Address
• Current AHA Healthcare Provider (HCP) Certification required
• Excellent written, phone, and interpersonal communication skills required.

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