Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Thrilled to expand our Pediatric Emergency Medicine group again!

ChristianaCare is looking for a BC/BE Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician to join our fabulous team.  Our mission is twofold: to provide exceptional care for children, and to provide an exceptional work environment for our faculty and staff.

• New (2022) 14-bed unit in large, community nonprofit.

• Combined PEM and General Pediatricians in EM (“GPEM”) model.

• Dedicated swing/nocturnists thus minimal overnight coverage.

• Resident education: EM, Med-Peds, EM/IM, EM/FM, FM.

• Academic affiliation with Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.

• Robust Behavioral Health (BH) support: dedicated Peds BH Social Worker, off hours BH consults within 1 hour, and admitted BH patients covered by Pediatric Hospitalist team.

• All imaging modalities, including POCUS.

• In-house and external sub-specialty consults readily available.

• EMR (Cerner).

• Unbeatable culture: focus on DEI and work-life balance.

• Career development opportunities: leadership track, QI track, committee involvement, etc.

• Ample educational resources, including 9000 sq ft SIM Center.

• Competitive total compensation package. PSLF.

• Location: Newark, DE.  ~45 min to Philly, ~1hr to Baltimore, ~1.5h to popular DE beaches. No sales tax. Very reasonable COL.

About ChristianaCare:

ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions and 6th for admission of stroke patients.

ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with more than 290 residents and fellows. We are continually ranked by US News & World Report as a Best Hospital. With our unique, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

Benefits of living in the Delaware Valley:

Working for ChristianaCare offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City - all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.

When we lead with love, excellence is inevitable.

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.