Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

ChristianaCare is currently seeking full-time Physician Assistant candidates to join our Emergency Medicine team providing care at ChristianaCare's four state-of-the-art Emergency Departments in Delaware and Maryland.

Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants will provide exceptional care to patients in our four ED locations. Full time PA opportunities available; 32 hours per week, 1,504 minimum work hours per year. Clinical duties include evaluating and treating patients with varying levels of acuity in both fast track and core setting. Excellent support from ED physicians available at all times.

Why ChristianaCare?

• ChristianaCare's four Emergency Departments at Christiana Hospital, Wilmington Hospital, Union Hospital and the free-standing Emergency Department in Middletown, DE see a combined total of 225,000 patients annually.
• Christiana Hospital ranks in the top 25 emergency departments in the country for visits and is Delaware's only Level I trauma center treating both adults and children.
• Named among Forbes Best Employer for Diversity & Inclusion in the U.S. in 2022
• ChristianaCare achieved Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award in 2022

Compensation & benefits package include:

• Base salary, productivity bonus, quality incentive bonus
• Earning Potential of $95+ per hour!
• Eligible for Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Health, dental and vision benefits
• 403b, 457b, and Defined Contribution Retirement Plans
• Fully paid malpractice insurance
• 12 weeks paid protected parental leave

Requirements:

• Graduate from an accredited institution
• NCCPA Board Certification
• Completion of an Emergency Medicine PA internship or demonstrated experience and skills relevant to the practice of Emergency Medicine
• Maintain relevant state medical licenses
• Demonstrated excellence in patient care, excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in wound repair, suturing, fracture reduction, splinting, I&Ds, arthrocentesis, and other advanced procedures within EM privileges
• Minimum 2 years of emergency medicine experience preferred

Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News and World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions.