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Nemours Children's Health
New Castle, Delaware

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Eisenberg Elementary

Nurse PractitionerPart-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurse to join our Eisenberg Elementary New Castle County School-Based Health System Team! This school-based health APRN position is a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children while enjoying a schedule that aligns with the academic year.

This 0.75 FTE associate position operates on a 10-month schedule, offering the unique benefit of working during the school year with school breaks and summers off—an ideal fit for those seeking a rewarding pediatric role with built-in time away during traditional school breaks.

Eisenberg Elementary is located in New Castle, Delaware, and is part of the Colonial School District, which serves students and families throughout the New Castle community.

The district is known for its strong connection to local families and commitment to supporting students’ academic, social, and emotional needs, making this an excellent opportunity to partner closely with educators, families, and community resources in a school-based health setting.

This Position Is Responsible For

  • An area of specialized nursing practice, and provides direct and indirect care to patients and their families in the ambulatory, and outpatient settings with the Seaford School system
  • The nurse practitioner will carry out the major responsibility for the student’s health care needs including evaluation, management and follow-up
  • This role will occasionally include various additional responsibilities, such as telehealth support.

Requirements

  • Master of Science in Nursing (PNP)
  • Pediatric Primary Care NP Certification required
  • Three years of pediatric primary care experience
  • Active Delaware (or compact state) Registered Nurse Licensure required
  • Active Delaware Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure, with prescriptive authority required
  • Delaware Controlled Substance Registration (CSR) if practicing in Delaware
  • Federal DEA registration with Office Address
  • Current AHA Healthcare Provider (HCP) Certification required

Nemours offers its Associates a competitive salary and a robust benefits package that includes relocation, health/life/dental/vision for Associates and their dependents, a wellness program, CME, 403(b) with employer match, licensure and dues allowance, tuition reimbursement, legal plan, adoption assistance and many other benefit options. If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.

Key Responsibilities

The nurse practitioner will provide direct and indirect care to students, managing their health needs through evaluation, treatment, and follow-up. The role also involves collaborating with educators and families within the school-based health system.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient evaluationCare managementClinical nursingHealth assessmentPediatric nursingPatient follow-up

Pediatrics — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 42% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Delaware?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $141k (middle half $130k–$162k)279 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingDelaware index 99.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Delaware70 active15,554 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 42% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Pediatrics NP hiring demand#17 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 30 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 86 postings, 134 closed
New Pediatrics NP listings84 in the last 30 days100 the 30 days before (−16%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Delaware figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Delaware Pediatrics postings state pay.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 262 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Nemours Children's Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Jacksonville, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Relocation assistance
Health/life/dental/vision insurance
Wellness program
CME
403(b) with employer match
Licensure and dues allowance
Tuition reimbursement
Legal plan

Living in New Castle

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$261k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.