Perioperative Team, NP/PA

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

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.

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