Christiana Care
Cardiac Surgery Stepdown Team, NP/PA
Christiana Care, Newark, Delaware, United States, 19711
Job Details
ChristianaCare is currently recruiting for a
Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant
to work in the Cardiac Surgery Professional Services. This is a full-time position that promotes a work/life balance. Position consists of 4 10hr shifts per week and every 3rd weekend. Responsibilities and duties for the cardiac surgery patient include: consultations, pre-operative assessments, post-op critical care, post-op step down care, daily progress notes, discharges, occasional admissions, removal of chest tubes/pacing wires/IABPs, and placement of central lines and arterial lines. Our ChristianaCare Cardiac Surgery program performs multiple procedures including CABG, Valve, Complex Aortic Surgeries, TAVR, Endografts, LVAD, and ECMOs.
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:Master's degree as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant
One year of cardiac surgery experience preferredLicensure or license eligible in the state of DelawarePrescriptive authority requiredApply for and receive DEA number to prescribe controlled substances
ACLS required
Post End DateOct 3, 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 recruiting for a
Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant
to work in the Cardiac Surgery Professional Services. This is a full-time position that promotes a work/life balance. Position consists of 4 10hr shifts per week and every 3rd weekend. Responsibilities and duties for the cardiac surgery patient include: consultations, pre-operative assessments, post-op critical care, post-op step down care, daily progress notes, discharges, occasional admissions, removal of chest tubes/pacing wires/IABPs, and placement of central lines and arterial lines. Our ChristianaCare Cardiac Surgery program performs multiple procedures including CABG, Valve, Complex Aortic Surgeries, TAVR, Endografts, LVAD, and ECMOs.
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:Master's degree as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant
One year of cardiac surgery experience preferredLicensure or license eligible in the state of DelawarePrescriptive authority requiredApply for and receive DEA number to prescribe controlled substances
ACLS required
Post End DateOct 3, 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.