Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Trainee - Cardiac Center

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) trainee will function as a learner and in a supportive role in the cardiac intensive care unit and cardiac step-down unit in Wilmington, DE. This provider must work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills in all phases of practice. Mentored clinical practice experiences will occur in the acute care setting. The APP Trainee will gain experience within a specialty practice and progress from a learner status to a credentialed member of the Interdisciplinary team within six months of their start date.

The candidate must be a graduate of a pediatric nurse practitioner or physician assistant program. The trainee must attain national certification as a pediatric acute care nurse practitioner or physician assistant.

Once certified

• Advanced
• Practice
• Registered
• Nurse: Compact State RN license, DE APRN License, Delaware CSR, Delaware DEA
• Physician
• Assistant: DE State Licensure, Delaware CSR, Delaware DEA

Certification and all licensure should be completed by 4 months.

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 [https://www.nemours.org].