Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Job Description

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a dynamic Division Chief of Hospital Pediatrics. The ideal candidate will provide strategic vision and leadership and oversee all divisional missions, including inpatient care delivery, quality and safety, education, scholarly activity, and advocacy. The Division Chief reports directly to the Chair of Pediatrics David Brousseau, MD, MS.

Qualifications:
Candidates must hold an MD or DO (or equivalent clinical doctoral degree) board certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine or Pediatrics. Applicants must have an academic record commensurate with appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level and be eligible for licensure in Delaware.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven leadership in inpatient pediatric care delivery, with direct responsibility for clinical operations, quality, and safety performance, staffing and coverage models, and patient throughput. Experience leading care model innovation and system-level redesign-including the development of sustainable hospital medicine programs, operational efficiencies, and scalable inpatient care models that support growth-is essential. Candidates must also bring strong administrative leadership, a commitment to education and scholarly activity, and collaborative skills necessary to lead a multidisciplinary hospital medicine division.

Key Opportunity Highlights

Competitive Compensation - Base salary plus annual incentive plan.

Comprehensive Benefits - Health, life, dental, vision, malpractice, CME, licensure fees, professional dues.

Financial Support - Relocation, mortgage assistance, 403(b) with match, 457(b) retirement plans.

Educational Debt Relief - Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) .

Mission-Driven Culture - Collegial, innovation-focused, with strong institutional commitment to faculty and staff well-being.

Essential Functions:

Provide strategic vision and leadership to strengthen the clinical and operational performance of the Division of Hospital Medicine


Ensure fiscal stewardship and effective operational management.

Advancement of the division's academic, research, and scholarly mission


Lead recruitment , retention, development, and mentorship of faculty.


Support clinical education and training for interns, residents, and fellows.

Division Overview:
The Division of Hospital Medicine includes 19 hospitalists (16 pediatric hospital medicine-

trained physicians and 3 internal medicine-pediatric trained physicians), 2 PHM fellows, and 7 Advance Practice Providers. The team provides care for approximately 7,000 patients annually within a 220 inpatient-bed, state-of-the-art facility.

The division maintains a strong educational mission and serves as a clinical home to many recognized outstanding educators. Nemours Children's Health - Delaware is the primary teaching hospital and clerkship site for the Pediatric Residency Program of Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (SKMC)/Nemours Children's Health, Delaware, and serves as a teaching site for hospital medicine trainees across the region. Faculty appointments and advancement are available through SKMC.

Division Strengths

Cohesive, Supportive Culture: Collegial and supportive environment with low turnover, mitigating burnout.


Established Leadership & Operations: Hospitalist representation on local and enterprise committees advancing quality improvement, patient safety, and academic goals.

Strong leadership presence within the division , with members holding prominent roles such as Associate CMO, Assistant Dean, and Phase 3 Clerkship Director, underscoring the division's academic impact and institutional influence.

Educational Excellence: Award-winning teaching faculty and an accredited fellowship program that strengthens academic rigor and serves as a recruitment pipeline.

Clinical & Academic Highlights

Inpatient service time on teaching and non-teaching teams

Academic appointment and advancement through Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Robust involvement in local, regional, and national medical education

Meaningful participation in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety initiatives


Location:
Located on a beautiful estate in Wilmington, Delaware, and close to Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, Nemours offers a unique opportunity to practice in a premier setting. The region is known for top-ranked school systems, recreational opportunities, family-oriented communities, access to world-class dining, professional sports, and cultural entertainment.

About Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes eighty primary-urgent and specialty care practices and more than forty hospitalists serving nineteen affiliated hospitals. We


generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, Nemours is advancing a comprehensive approach to children's health - integrating clinical care, research education, advocacy, and prevention leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients, and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's Health and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at

Interested applicants should submit a CV and letter of interest addressed to

Dr. Brousseau to:

Christine Chisholm, Administrative Director
Nemours Children's Health
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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.

Learn more at Nemours.org.