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Claymont, Delaware

NP or PA-C: Primary Care - Darley Green, Cl

Physician AssistantNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$113k-$148k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Job Details

ChristianaCare is recruiting for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Claymont Darley Green Family Medicine Practice located in Wilmington, DE. This is a full-time position with the office having evening appointments available.

Candidate must be able to provide evening (once a week) availability in rotation with other staff. Christiana Care Family Medicine at Darley Green has 3 physicians, 1 advanced practice clinician and 1 Behavioral Health provider.

We are an established practice that has been within this community for 50+ years, caring for newborn through geriatric patients.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assesses and documents patient and family response to intervention
  • Demonstrates ability to carry out critical skill as outlined in procedures and specific standards
  • Identifies each patient prior to administering medications and providing care and treatment.
  • Performs technical skills and administers medications in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Establishes priorities based on patient needs and emergent care

Provides supervision and direction to other team members. Delegates task according to capabilities and scope of responsibilities.

Ability to independently review patient problems including, but not limited to medication refills, determining the need of follow up care and referring appropriately to the physician according to policy.

Performs all prescribed laboratory test, sends to appropriate laboratory, receives and interprets laboratory values, and notifies physician of results

  • Providing patient education and counseling to patients and their families
  • Participate in chronic disease management of patients
  • Manage patients chronic disease

Provide Diabetic Disease Management to Patients

Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices. Reports to the appropriate personnel, in a timely fashion, any unsafe activities, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients, and visitors.

Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to provide care appropriate to (neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients), including knowledge of growth and development, that ability to obtain and interpret information to identify patient needs, and provide the care needed.

Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

  • Licensed or eligible for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the state of Delaware
  • Certification in specialty area
  • Prescriptive Authority or eligibility for the state of Delaware
  • DEA registration required

BLS Required

Annual Compensation Range $112,765.00 - $147,511.00

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

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.

  • Post End Date
  • Sep 1, 2026

EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit careers.christianacare.org

Key Responsibilities

The clinician will assess and treat patients across the lifespan, managing chronic diseases and performing technical procedures in a family medicine setting. They are also responsible for interpreting laboratory results, providing patient education, and supervising team members to ensure safe and efficient care.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed or eligible for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in Delaware with current DEA registration. A BLS certification is required, along with the ability to work evening rotations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedication administrationLaboratory interpretationClinical supervisionCritical thinkingGeriatric carePediatric care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates NP or PA-C: Primary Care - Darley Green, Claymont, DE at ChristianaCare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,565 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 76% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 422 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Claymont

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$316k≈ 2.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,710/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About ChristianaCare

Hospitals and Health Care
Newark, Delaware
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement
Employee Assistance Program