ChristianaCare Pediatrics joins the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliate network beginning Spring 2026! Please reach out to our recruitment team to hear more about this exciting news and the opportunities our affiliation brings.

Emergency Department Pediatrician

Thrilled to continue growing our Pediatric Emergency Medicine group, which includes both Pediatric Emergency Medicine physicians and Pediatricians working in the Emergency Department setting!

ChristianaCare is looking for a BC/BE Pediatrician with acuity experience to join our team. We welcome part-time or full-time interest.

Our mission is twofold: to provide exceptional care for children, and to provide an exceptional work environment for our faculty and staff. Our model is flourishing thanks to a fabulous, collaborative group and supportive work and patient communities. We work closely with our nursing and operations teams to approach our growth and development with a multidisciplinary lens.

We have multiple candidates who have already reached out for 2026. We also welcome applications for 2025!

• 14-bed unit built in 2022 and located within a large, community nonprofit system.
• Academic affiliation with Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
• Resident education: EM, Med-Peds, EM/FM, EM/IM, FM.
• Expanding pediatric subspecialty services. Both on site and virtual sub-specialty consults.
• All imaging modalities, including POCUS with QPath E.
• EMR (Cerner, transition to EPIC 2026).
• Child Life.
• Robust Behavioral Health (BH) support: embedded BH Social Worker; on site crisis evaluation and Pediatric Psychiatry teams; admissions covered by Pediatric Hospitalist team.
• Unbeatable culture: commitment to DEI and work-life balance.
• Career development opportunities: leadership, QI, POCUS, Education, etc.
• Ample educational resources including 9000 sq ft SIM Center.
• 8-9h shifts with healthy sign-out culture.
• Dedicated swing/nocturnists receive additional compensation. Others have minimal overnight coverage.
• Competitive total compensation package. PSLF. Educational support. 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Location: Newark, DE. ~45 min to Philly, ~1hr to Baltimore, ~1.5h to popular DE beaches. No sales tax. Very reasonable COL.

Benefits of living in the Delaware Valley:

Working for ChristianaCare offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City - all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.

When we lead with love, excellence is inevitable.

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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.