Staff Intensivist-2010057010-NDP-WIL-Critical care-Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
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Job Description
The Division of Critical Care Medicine at Nemours Children’s Hospital Delaware is seeking a Board-eligible/Board-certified Pediatric Intensivist to join our team at Nemours Children’s Hospital-Delaware in Wilmington.
This physician will have direct involvement in patient care in our 24-32 bed pediatric ICU, including the management of patients with various medical, surgical, and trauma-related critical illnesses.
Duties will include daytime clinical service and in-house nighttime call responsibilities, including overall direction of patient management, procedures, and education of resident, fellow, and other trainees.
Physicians are expected to work closely and professionally with nursing and ancillary departments in effort to maintain a teamwork approach to family-centered care.
Academic interests in research, informatics, quality improvement/patient safety, education, advocacy, or administration/operations that supplement clinical expertise are required to optimize professional contributions locally and to help expand Nemours impact on pediatric critical illness regionally and nationally.
The PICU at Nemours embraces a multi-professional, multi-specialty collaborative care model that is patient- and family-centered. As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
Academic appointment is awarded by Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University based on established professorial guidelines.
Qualified Candidates Will Be
- Fellowship trained in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Eligible for an unrestricted medical license in Delaware
- Have a demonstrable area of academic pursuit in research, informatics, quality/patient safety, medical education, health services, and/or administration/clinical operations to complement clinical expertise
- Available to start no later than Summer 2027 (though exact start date is flexible)
Nemours Children’s Health offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits package that includes bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, CME and board maintenance allowances, 403b retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457b retirement savings plan, educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, professional membership dues allowance, and more.
For confidential consideration, please send a cover letter and CV to: scott.weiss@nemours.org
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
Provide direct clinical care in a 24–32-bed pediatric ICU, managing medical, surgical, and trauma-related critical illnesses, and take daytime service and in-house nighttime call. Direct patient management and procedures, educate trainees, collaborate with nursing and ancillary teams, and contribute to an academic area such as research, quality improvement, education, advocacy, or clinical operations.
Requirements
Candidates must have fellowship training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, be board-certified or board-eligible in the specialty, and be eligible for an unrestricted Delaware medical license. They must demonstrate an academic pursuit that complements clinical expertise and be available to start by Summer 2027, with the exact start date flexible.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 37 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 95% have no call, 65% require no weekends.
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · top 25% in critical care medicine | ranked against 233 Critical Care Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $328k (middle half $275k–$588k)167 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Delaware index 99.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Delaware | 88 active | 22,724 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 95% no call · 65% no weekends37 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | +2.4% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Intensivist-2010057010-NDP-WIL-Critical care-Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware at Nemours Children's Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Critical Care Medicine — ranked against 233 active Critical Care Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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