As one of the nation’s leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own. 

Nemours is seeking an academic Pediatric Hospitalist to join our team at Nemours/A.I DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE.

Our Pediatric Hospitalist group, which includes seven academic Pediatric Hospitalists and four Nurse Practitioners, is housed within the Division of General Pediatrics.  Our hospitalist program, in existence since 2006, has experienced continued growth and success with a remarkably low turnover rate. Clinical responsibilities include General Pediatric inpatient service attending as well as providing consultation and co-management of medically complex surgical patients. Applicants should be skilled at managing a broad spectrum of acute and chronic illnesses including technology-dependent children from newborns to adulthood. Our hospitalists also engage in academic pursuits, including education of our pediatric residents and medical students, research, and participation in quality improvement.  We have a collaborative relationship with General Academic Pediatricians who also do some inpatient attending service time.

Candidates must be BC/BE in Pediatrics. 

For confidential consideration, please forward your formal CV to:

Ja'Nikka Caraballo, Physician Recruiter

Email: janikka.caraballo@nemours.org

Nemours/duPont Hospital for Children is located in suburban Wilmington, DE.  Wilmington, DE is a medium-sized city which offers an affordable lifestyle convenient to major locations on the East Coast, including easy drives to the Delaware and New Jersey beaches, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Washington DC.  

Nemours 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, 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.

Our dedication to professionals who are dedicated to children frequently earns Nemours a spot on the list of top workplaces in the communities we serve. Our Associates enjoy comprehensive benefits, including our unique “Bridge to a Healthy Future” pediatric health plan, an integrated wellness program, opportunities for professional growth, and much more. As an equal opportunity employer, Nemours focuses on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.