NP/PA, Ortho/Trauma Team
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Location: Wilmington, DE 19805
Description:
Job Details
ChristianaCare is currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Orthopaedic Trauma Service Team (OTS) as a Clinical Physician Extender. The selected candidate will provide initial assessment, stabilization, and subsequent evaluations as part of ongoing care in the acute inpatient hospital setting for patients requiring admission to, as well as those already admitted to the OTS.
Other key responsibilities include:
Respond to emergent/urgent care needs for hospitalized patients
Perform initial assessment of orthopaedic consults, report findings and implement a treatment plan
Perform orthopaedic bedside procedures as requested on admitted and emergency department/observation patients
Why ChristianaCare?
Generous Continuing Education Time and Allowance
Substantial PTO plus 12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave
Opportunities for Career Growth
403(b) and Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Options with Employer Match
Annual Quality Incentive Bonus
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Post End Date
Aug 6, 2025
EEO Posting Statement
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.
ChristianaCare is currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Orthopaedic Trauma Service Team (OTS) as a Clinical Physician Extender. The selected candidate will provide initial assessment, stabilization, and subsequent evaluations as part of ongoing care in the acute inpatient hospital setting for patients requiring admission to, as well as those already admitted to the OTS.
Other key responsibilities include:
Respond to emergent/urgent care needs for hospitalized patients
Perform initial assessment of orthopaedic consults, report findings and implement a treatment plan
Perform orthopaedic bedside procedures as requested on admitted and emergency department/observation patients
Why ChristianaCare?
Generous Continuing Education Time and Allowance
Substantial PTO plus 12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave
Opportunities for Career Growth
403(b) and Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Options with Employer Match
Annual Quality Incentive Bonus
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Completion of a Master's degree program as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or completion of a Physician Assistant program.
- Surgical or inpatient experience preferred.
- License or license eligible in the state of Delaware
- Orthopaedic trauma training or experience preferred
- ACLS required
Post End Date
Aug 6, 2025
EEO Posting Statement
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.