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Nemours Children's Health
Milford, Delaware

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Primary Care- Milford

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Nemours Children's Health is seeking an experienced Pediatric Advanced Practice Provider for our Milford, Delaware office!

At Nemours Children's Health, we see patients for primary care medical needs like well-child checkups, sick-child care and immunizations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Comprehensive patient assessments including history and physical examinations
  • Formulating assessment and treatment plans of pediatric patients
  • Communicating with physicians about changes in patient’s clinical condition
  • Educating parents/caregivers on patient condition and plan of care
  • Triaging and responding to phone calls from patient families
  • Accurately recording patient information in the electronic medical record
  • The NP must be able to work independently as well as part of multidisciplinary team.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Health, life, dental & vision benefits for Associates and their dependents
  • Wellness program
  • CME days and dollars
  • 403(b) with employer match
  • Licensure and dues allowance after hire
  • Tuition reimbursement & tuition discount programs with various Universities for Associates and their dependents
  • Adoption assistance and 6 weeks of Paternity leave

Qualifications

  • PNP- Active unrestricted Delaware or compact state RN and APRN licensure, Delaware prescriptive authority (CSR), Delaware DEA with a Delaware address, and a BLS from the American Heart Association.
  • PA-C- Active unrestriced Delaware Physician Assistance license or compact state, National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; DE Prescriptive Authority; DE Federal DEA; BLS from the American Heart Association.
  • Three years of related clinical experience required
  • Excellent written, phone, and interpersonal communication skills required.

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.

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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.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPatient EducationTriageElectronic Medical Records

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 56% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% 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)). 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution22 jobs

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<$105k
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$165k-195k
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$195k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
22% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.6
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,100 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Milford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$341k
Typical market rent
$1,866/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.5
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 · Dover, DE metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Nemours Children's Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Dental
Vision
Wellness Program
CME Days and Dollars
403(b) with Employer Match
Licensure and Dues Allowance