Pediatric Hospitalist - CICU

The Nemours Cardiac Center of the Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware is looking for a qualified pediatric hospitalist to join our cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).

The Nemours Cardiac Center (NCC) provides comprehensive care for infants, children, and adolescents with cardiac, thoracic, and vascular disease. The Cardiac Center provides patient care, performs research, and educates health care professionals in a variety of settings.

This individual will work alongside advanced practice providers (APPs) and collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers to provide specialized care to cardiac patients located in our CICU.

Our patient population ranges from newborns to adults with congenital or acquired heart disease. Surgeries are performed on a variety of complex congenital heart abnormalities, including neonatal surgery, adult congenital surgery, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplantation.  

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position, and the schedule is flexible and made in conjunction with other team members (including APPs and cardiology fellows). Shifts include day, night, weekend, and holiday. The potential for moonlighting is available on an “as-needed” basis.

 

What We Offer:

• Competitive base compensation and an annual incentive plan recognizing clinical activity, academic accomplishments, and quality improvement
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages, and 403(b) with employer match, plus 457(b) retirement savings plans
• Licensure, CME, and professional dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status with eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• A faculty appointment at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, commensurate with academic achievement

 

Qualifications:

• MD, DO or equivalent clinical doctoral degree from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an ACGME Accredited Pediatric Residency Program
• Board Eligibility/Certification in Pediatric Medicine
• Eligibility to obtain valid DEA and Medical licensure in the state of Delaware
• An academic record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or full Professor

 

How to Apply
For confidential consideration, please apply below. Have questions regarding the position? Click here to contact Jessica N. Vega, Sr. Physician Recruiter 

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Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.