Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Fellowship

Nemours Children's Health Wilmington, DE, US

Job Description

Nemours Children's Health Primary Care Nurse Practitioner fellowship is a post-graduate transition to practice training program which provides a novice nurse practitioner protected didactic/learning time and a structured clinical practice with the expected outcome of increased confidence and competence to practice positioning the NP fellow to be deployed to provide quality, safe, and productive pediatric primary care.

This is a twelve-month position responsible for area of specialized nursing practice and provides direct and indirect care to patients and their families in the inpatient, ambulatory, and outpatient settings. The Pediatric Primary Care Advanced Practice Nurse Fellow will be assigned to a primary care continuity clinic and will rotate through pediatric subspecialty services. This program provides an emphasis on pediatric mental and behavioral healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited program within the last 18 months
Must be new to practice with no prior APP experience
Appropriate Licensure required prior to start
American Heart BLS Certification

Interested candidates must complete the application process by following the instructions with the link below:

Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .

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