Np/Pa, Ortho/Trauma Team-Casual

Job Details

ChristianaCare is currently looking for a Casual 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. This is a casual position covering 16 hours every 2 weeks.

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

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

May 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.