Physician Assistant, Emergency Department, FT, Evenings & Nights

Nemours is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our team in Wilmington, Delaware. This position is full-time, evenings and nights. As one of the nation's leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 280,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children even those who may never enter our doors through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own. As the birthplace of the Nemours health care system, the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, honors our legacy of delivering exceptional care to the children of the Delaware Valley and beyond. Ranked among the nation's best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and honored with the ANCC's Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing practice, we offer intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. We recently completed a multi-phase hospital expansion that includes new inpatient rooms, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department. Additionally, Nemours duPont Pediatrics allows us to reach more children across the region through community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems. The Emergency Department is looking for a full-time Physician Assistant at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. The Physician Assistant will perform direct patient care under the direction of the attending physicians with clinical practice in pediatrics and emergency medicine. The Physician Assistant must be able to work independently and as part of multidisciplinary team. History taking. Performing a physical exam. Clinical information synthesis and medical decision making. Procedural competence. Functioning as a team player. Communicating effectively with patient care team members, consultants and, most importantly, families and children. Carrying sufficient patient load. Awareness of ED flow and operations.