Advanced Practice Provider Orthopedics - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to join our Orthopedics Team! Come join a nationally renowned Orthopedics team! The schedule for this position is Monday-Friday day time shifts with no weekends or holidays. 

The orthopedic Advanced Practice Provider (APP) works independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to provide care for pediatric patients ages 0 – 21 years with orthopedic needs. Interested candidates should be organized, self-directed, and possess excellent communication skills.  Primary responsibilities may include inpatient consultations, ordering of labs and diagnostic tests, lab interpretation, care coordination with families and specialty services. Additionally, the orthopedic APP would be responsible for independent and collaborative practice within orthopedic sub-specialty clinic visits involving care coordination for these patients.

Qualifications:

1. Active Delaware Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure, with prescriptive authority required; OR Active Delaware Physician Assistant License
2. Delaware Controlled Substance Registration (CSR)& Federal DEA registration with Delaware Address
3. Current certification as an Acute Care Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
4. Current AHA Healthcare Provider (HCP) Certification & PALS certification required.

 

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion 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 a diverse and inclusive environment.  All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.  

Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve.  Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review Nemours Anti-Racism Statement (nemours.org). 

 

To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org.