Physician Pediatric-Gastroenterology - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Nemours Children Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, is seeking a board-certified Pediatric Gastroenterologist. This position is based out of Nemours location In Milford, Delaware.


This is an exceptional career opportunity to join a talented team at Nemours Children's Health based in Wilmington, DE with various outpatient clinics across the tri-state area. This position includes a faculty appointment through the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and a vital role in a busy practice. The Nemours Pediatric Gastroenterology team is a unique service that specializes in complex digestive diagnoses and the inpatient and outpatient management of children with these complex medical conditions. They also play an integral role in the Solid Organ Transplant Program.


Individuals interested in patient care combined with teaching and scholarship (clinical or basic research investigation) should apply. This is a beautiful opportunity to join a collegial, experienced group. We currently have 11 attending physicians including 2 Hepatologists as well as 2 nurse practitioners and 6 fellows in our training program. Individuals at all levels of experience will be considered.


Nemours offers a competitive salary and a robust benefits package that includes productivity and quality-based financial incentives, relocation, health, life, dental, CME, 403B Retirement Plan with matching, 457-retirement savings plan, licensure, and dues allowance. Nemours is a not-for-profit; full-time employed physicians qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.


The Nemours Children's Hospital/Delaware, with a long-established and excellent reputation in pediatric health care, draws a broadly diverse patient population with a wide variety of diagnoses. The hospital, supported in part through an endowment from the Nemours Foundation, continues to grow both regionally and nationally and is the tertiary care center for pediatrics within the Jefferson Health Care System. Located on a 300-acre estate and park-like setting in Wilmington, Delaware, this opportunity also offers larger cities' cultural and professional advantages, given its convenient location within 30 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, 1½ hours from Washington DC and 2 hours from New York City.


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.