Nemours Children's Health is seeking an Urgent Care Physician to join our expanding Urgent Care Network, serving both our Glen Mills, Pennsylvania and North Wilmington, Delaware locations.
As one of the nation’s leading pediatric healthcare systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 280,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
We’re looking for talented, passionate physicians to join us on the journey to better health for children. As one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, we offer a collaborative environment, exceptional benefits, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families.
This position requires travel and regular clinical coverage at both our Glen Mills, PA and North Wilmington, DE Urgent Care locations. Providers will work a combination of weekday evenings, weekends, and holidays as part of the Urgent Care schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as X-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory tests.
- Obtain, compile, and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes, and results of physical examinations.
- Interpret diagnostic test results and develop appropriate treatment plans.
- Perform therapeutic procedures, including injections, suturing, wound care, fracture splinting, incision and drainage, and foreign body removal.
- Make provisional diagnoses and clinical management decisions.
- Prescribe medications and other therapies as appropriate.
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding treatment plans and health maintenance.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance for associates and eligible dependents
- Wellness program
- CME allowance and dedicated CME days
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
- Licensure and professional dues reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement and tuition discount programs for associates and eligible dependents
- Adoption assistance
- Six weeks of parental leave
Qualifications
- MD or DO degree
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatrics or Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Two to three years of clinical experience preferred, ideally in Pediatric Urgent Care or a Pediatric Emergency Department setting
- Eligible for or currently holding unrestricted medical licensure in both Delaware and Pennsylvania
- Current DEA registration or ability to obtain
- Ability and willingness to provide coverage at both the Glen Mills, PA and North Wilmington, DE Urgent Care sites
Why Nemours?
If you’re looking for a position that offers work-life balance, professional growth, and the opportunity to practice high-quality pediatric urgent care within a nationally recognized children's health system, we'd love to hear from you.
If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.
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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.
