Are you a NP or PA that is ready to take on a challenge and join a new and innovative team?  ChristianaCare is looking for an energetic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our General Surgery Team on our Cecil Campus in Elkton, MD.  Elkton is a prominent historical town located near the Chesapeake Bay in Cecil County, Maryland. The town is conveniently located 53 miles from Baltimore, 55 miles from Philadelphia, and 8 miles from Newark, Delaware. This position offers an opportunity to work at the top of your license serving in a first responder role as well as first assisting in the operating room for acute general surgical patients in a team based approach . The selected candidate will provide services in operative and non-operative patient care for surgical patients across the spectrum of care in collaboration with surgical attending physicians.  

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:

• Completion of a master’s degree program as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or completion of a Physician Assistant program.

• RNFA certification preferred

• Surgical or inpatient experience preferred.

• License or license eligible in the states of Maryland and Delaware

• ACLS required

Annual Compensation Range $119,583.00 - $153,472.00

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

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.