The practitioner will facilitate clinical care for vascular surgery patients across both outpatient and inpatient settings, including performing assessments and writing progress notes. They will also collaborate with the medical team to develop treatment plans, prescribe medications, and provide patient education.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a Master's degree as an Acute Care Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant and possess relevant state licensure. Experience in a specialty is preferred, though new graduates with procedural or critical care backgrounds will be considered.
Job Details ChristianaCare is hiring a full-time Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to work in our Vascular Surgery practice at our Christiana Hospital location.
This is a hybrid position, predominantly outpatient and periodically inpatient, Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm with no weekend commitment.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Facilitates preparation for patients planned for vascular surgery/procedures.
Facilitates a strong consistent clinical presence in all phases of patient care.
Reviews and retrieves data pertinent to patient’s medical history.
Performs and records physical assessment in response to consult and collaborates with physicians and other members of the medical staff on plan of care.
Screens patient to determine need for urgent medical attention.
Performs consultations, rounds on patients, writes daily progress notes.
Evaluates the need to make changes in patient therapy.
Writes orders and modifies treatment plans.
Prescribes medication with credentials provided by the Joint Practice Committee of the Delaware Board of Medical Practice.
Provides education and instruction to patients regarding care.
Plans appropriate discharge plans.
Assesses medical needs pre and post procedures.
Actively participates in other aspects of Vascular specialty care.
Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
Performs other related duties as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree as a Acute Care Advance Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant Licensure or license eligible as an Acute Care Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant as set forth by the state of Delaware Prescriptive authority required in Delaware Certification in BLS Experience in specialty as an advanced practice clinician preferred but will consider new graduate with procedural and/or critical care background. #LI - CS1 Annual Compensation Range $120,255.00 - $147,707.00 This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting.
Benefits
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement
Employee assistance program
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 Jun 26, 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.
This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals.
Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies.
In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S.
News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions Christiana Care Health System Website
