What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Intensive Care Team, NP/PA position at ChristianaCare?
Job Details
ChristianaCare is currently looking for Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants to join our Medical Critical Care Team servicing 3 hospital campuses (1,300 beds) in Newark and Wilmington, DE and Elkton, MD. This is a full-time position with option to be standard day position or in dedicated off-shift position (swingternist, nocturnist).
The selected candidate will provide clinical management to patients in the Medical ICU with the support and collaboration by a medical intensivist as well as responding to code blues, performing ICU admissions, and managing rapid responses (Cecil campus only).
Standard Day:
Compensation & Benefits
ChristianaCare is currently looking for Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants to join our Medical Critical Care Team servicing 3 hospital campuses (1,300 beds) in Newark and Wilmington, DE and Elkton, MD. This is a full-time position with option to be standard day position or in dedicated off-shift position (swingternist, nocturnist).
The selected candidate will provide clinical management to patients in the Medical ICU with the support and collaboration by a medical intensivist as well as responding to code blues, performing ICU admissions, and managing rapid responses (Cecil campus only).
Standard Day:
- Rotate through day, evening, night, weekend shifts
- Day shift 10 or 12-hours, 7a-5p or 7a-7p
- Evening shift, 4p-2a
- Night shift, 7p-7a
- 1 in 3 to 4 weekends
- 4 off shifts (evening/night) per 4 weeks
- 1 major and 1-2 minor holidays per year
- 12-hour shift, 7:00p-7:00a rotating between Wilmington and Cecil campus
- 1 in 3 to 4 weekends
- 1 major and 1-2 minor holidays per year
- 10-hour shift, 4:00p-2:00a only at Newark campus
- 1 in 3 to 4 weekends
- 1 major and 1-2 minor holidays per year
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Generous premium for those working in dedicated off-shift role (*premium pay determined by market conditions, position, and full vs partial)
- Yearly incentive plan with payout of up to 5% of base salary
- Optional APC Professional Advancement Model with stipend
- Generous PTO and PTO Cash Out Program
- $2,250 CME Allowance 5 CME Days
- Health, dental and vision benefits
- 403b and Defined Contribution Plans
- Fully paid malpractice insurance
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Licensed or eligible for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the state of Delaware and Maryland
- Acute Care NP license required
- Prescriptive Authority for the state of Delaware and Maryland
- DEA registration for the state of Delaware and Maryland
- ACLS required
Post End DateMar 3, 2026
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.
