Job Details
ChristianaCare is looking for a Physician Assistant to join our innovative year-long post-graduate training program in Neonatology. The Neonatal PA Fellowship Program is a twelve-month intensive training program for Physician Assistants that provides mentoring, diverse clinical experience in our level II and III NICUs, and a customized didactic education in newborn medicine through case study, small-group discussion, simulation, and participation in department-wide lectures.
This fellowship program is both supportive and challenging as the Neonatal PA Fellow will manage infants with a variety of complex diagnoses under the direct guidance and supervision of a neonatologist and experienced neonatal advanced practice provider. The program is perfect for an PA who is looking to develop into the role of a Neonatal PA in a structured environment with a Fellowship Coordinator providing guidance throughout the program.
The Neonatal PA Fellow will receive an annual salary of $82,000. Fellows are considered full-time employees of ChristianaCare with benefits. The expectation is that fellows who meet performance objectives and demonstrate ChristianaCare values will apply for permanent employment as a Neonatal PA with ChristianaCare after completing the program.
This program allows for a supported transition into the role of Neonatal PA and we hope you consider joining ChristianaCare on this journey!
Educational and Experience Requirements:
License or license eligible as a Physician Assistant in the state of Delaware
Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program and have NCCPA Certification
Certified in BLS is required upon start date
To apply for this program, you will need to complete the online application, submit a resume, and cover letter.
If you meet the minimum requirements, please have 2 reference letters on hand to be ready to be sent.
Post End DateMar 18, 2026
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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.
What We Do
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute.
ChristianaCare is nationally recognized as a great place to work, rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care
