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Nemours Children's Health
Wilmington, Delaware

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Part-time

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About the Role

Part-time NICU. Level IV. Rotating shifts. Moonlighting option. Top pediatric hospital.

Join Nemours Children's Health as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Part-time in Wilmington, Delaware. The Nemours Neonatology team is looking for an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our NICU in Wilmington, Delaware. We are expanding this year, adding 14 new inpatient rooms.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manages and provides care for the patient requiring neonatal intensive care utilizing collaborative consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision (but not necessarily the direct attendance) of an attending neonatologist.
  • Receives a distressed neonate in the Delivery Room and initiates appropriate intervention.
  • Performs a complete newborn physical examination and assessment of gestational age, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings.
  • Conducts parent interviews and takes family history.

Requirements

  • Neonatal NP/Physician Assistant experience preferred.
  • NNP:  Current unrestricted Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License to practice in Delaware; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification via National.
  • Certification Center; BLS and NRP Certification upon hire.
  • Certification of Physician.

Benefits & Compensation

  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, Delaware.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSNRP

Key Skills

Neonatal Intensive CareNewborn Physical ExaminationPatient AssessmentDiagnostic ProceduresTherapeutic InterventionsCollaborative ConsultationFamily History TakingFeeding ManagementPhototherapyTemperature StabilizationHyperalimentation TherapyNeonatal Resuscitation

Neonatology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

In Delaware, Nurse Practitioner listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$128k across 65 listings, vs ~$138k nationally (15,670 listings).

Delaware's cost-of-living index is 108.0 (US average = 100) — Delaware ranks #7 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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