Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Nemours Children's Health

Wilmington, Delaware

Posted Jun 9

Pay: Not posted
License: CRNA licenseAdditional Certifications and Licenses required for any additional states worked in
Term: Permanent

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License: Additional Certifications and Licenses required for any additional states worked in
License: Valid State of Delaware license as a Registered Nurse Check your license
License: Valid State of Delaware APRN license as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Check your license
License: Controlled Substance license of Delaware Check your license
License: Federal DEA license for Delaware Check your license
License: Licensure and dues allowance after hire
Certification: Prescriptive Authority of Delaware-confirmation noted on Delaware Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certification: Board Certified as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certification: Valid Re-certification from the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)
Certification: Current BLS, PALS and ACLS certification
Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
Education: Graduate of an approved program of nurse anesthesia accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
Also asks: What we offer
Also asks: Growing area close to the Delaware beaches that offers NO state sales tax
Also asks: Competitive salary and robust benefits package
Also asks: 6-weeks paid family leave
Also asks: Generous CME allowances
Also asks: 403(b) with employer match & a 457(b) plan
Also asks: Tuition reimbursement & tuition discount programs with various Universities for Associates and their dependents
Also asks: Adoption assistance and 6 weeks of Paternity leave
Also asks: 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.
Also asks: #LI-AW2

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Nemours Children's Health is one of the largest integrated pediatric health systems in the United States, distinguished as the only children's health system in the country with two freestanding children's hospitals — one in Wilmington, Delaware and one in Florida.…

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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is looking for a qualified CRNA to join our team. The incumbent, in collaboration with and under the direction of an Anesthesiologist, administers anesthesia to patients as a qualified member of the anesthesia care team. Case assignment and oversight of the overall evaluation of the patient will be determined by an anesthesiologist.

The full time certified registered nurse anesthetist shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide anesthesia care appropriate to the neonatal, pediatric and adolescent population, documents appropriately in the electronic medical record. Incumbent will participate in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Process Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve patient care and making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Hospital, Anesthesia and Perioperative Services Department.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Graduate of an approved program of nurse anesthesia accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs Valid State of Delaware license as a Registered Nurse Valid State of Delaware APRN license as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Prescriptive Authority of Delaware-confirmation noted on Delaware Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Board Certified as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist Valid Re-certification from the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) Controlled Substance license of Delaware Federal DEA license for Delaware Current BLS, PALS and ACLS certification Additional Certifications and Licenses required for any additional states worked in What we offer Growing area close to the Delaware beaches that offers NO state sales tax Competitive salary and robust benefits package 6-weeks paid family leave Generous CME allowances 403(b) with employer match & a 457(b) plan Licensure and dues allowance after hire Tuition reimbursement & tuition discount programs with various Universities for Associates and their dependents Adoption assistance and 6 weeks of Paternity leave 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. #LI-AW2

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In Wilmington, DE

Wilmington, DEFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent: $1,224/mo
Household income: $58,671/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Wilmington, DE

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals who want city life typically land in Trolley Square (Victorian rowhouses, walkable bars and dining), Little Italy, Cool Spring, and Hilltop, or in Downtown mid- and high-rise apartments and office conversions along Market Street and Delaware Avenue. The Highlands is the premium old-house district—grand stone homes, park views, and museum culture up by Rockford Park—while Trinity Vicinity has historic brick rowhouses and riverside parks, and the 9th Ward Area is the Craftsman-house, tree-lined-boulevard buy. North of the city, Bellefonte and Claymont are the usual recommendations, with Pike Creek and North Wilmington the suburban family band around a $350k budget; Governors House is a budget-friendly condo community with U.S. 13 and I-495 access. Columbia Place is a newer active-adult community with clubhouse, fitness center, and walking paths, Westhampton appears on local best-of lists, and Newark and historic New Castle are the nearby-town alternatives.

Nurses and young professionals who want city life typically land in Trolley Square (Victorian rowhouses, walkable bars and dining), Little Italy, Cool Spring, and Hilltop, or in Downtown mid- and high-rise apartments and office conversions along Market Street and Delaware Avenue. The Highlands is the premium old-house district—grand stone homes, park views, and museum culture up by Rockford Park—while Trinity Vicinity has historic brick rowhouses and riverside parks, and the 9th Ward Area is the Craftsman-house, tree-lined-boulevard buy.

North of the city, Bellefonte and Claymont are the usual recommendations, with Pike Creek and North Wilmington the suburban family band around a $350k budget; Governors House is a budget-friendly condo community with U.S. 13 and I-495 access. Columbia Place is a newer active-adult community with clubhouse, fitness center, and walking paths, Westhampton appears on local best-of lists, and Newark and historic New Castle are the nearby-town alternatives.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: theoldfathergroup.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: trulia.com

Getting aroundWilmington sits on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor; Downtown residents can walk to the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station for Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail to Philadelphia in about 30 minutes, and DART First State buses converge on Rodney Square, so a car-free downtown life is possible. I-95 cuts through the middle of the city, U.S. 13 and I-495 serve the eastern condo side, and the average commute is about 19.9 minutes, but DART and SEPTA coverage and frequency drop outside peak hours, so most people still keep a car. Downtown street parking is metered and tight; a garage is the practical default. Philadelphia is about 30 minutes by train or car, Baltimore about an hour by car (about 1.5 hours by train), Washington, D.C. about two hours, New York about 1.5 hours by train, and the Delaware beaches about an hour 20 minutes south on Route 1.

Wilmington sits on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor; Downtown residents can walk to the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station for Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail to Philadelphia in about 30 minutes, and DART First State buses converge on Rodney Square, so a car-free downtown life is possible. I-95 cuts through the middle of the city, U.S. 13 and I-495 serve the eastern condo side, and the average commute is about 19.9 minutes, but DART and SEPTA coverage and frequency drop outside peak hours, so most people still keep a car.

Downtown street parking is metered and tight; a garage is the practical default. Philadelphia is about 30 minutes by train or car, Baltimore about an hour by car (about 1.5 hours by train), Washington, D.C. about two hours, New York about 1.5 hours by train, and the Delaware beaches about an hour 20 minutes south on Route 1.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: theoldfathergroup.com Source 2: trulia.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: apartmentguide.com

OutdoorsBrandywine Park is Delaware’s largest urban park at 178 acres, on the National Historic Register since 1976, with wooded trails, formal gardens, sculptures, a sports stadium, and Brandywine Zoo in the heart of the city. Rockford Park has a 100-year-old stone tower, tennis, and wooded paths; Alapocas Run State Park has mature woodlands, blue granite cliffs, and Blue Ball Barn; Bellevue State Park has a DuPont mansion, fishing pond, and trails; Brandywine Creek State Park has miles of hiking and fishing. The Riverfront’s two-mile riverwalk along the Christina River leads to the DuPont Environmental Education Center’s freshwater tidal marsh; the city lists more than 70 parks, plus the accessible Can-Do Playground. Delaware beaches are about an hour 20 minutes to an hour and a half south.

Brandywine Park is Delaware’s largest urban park at 178 acres, on the National Historic Register since 1976, with wooded trails, formal gardens, sculptures, a sports stadium, and Brandywine Zoo in the heart of the city. Rockford Park has a 100-year-old stone tower, tennis, and wooded paths; Alapocas Run State Park has mature woodlands, blue granite cliffs, and Blue Ball Barn; Bellevue State Park has a DuPont mansion, fishing pond, and trails; Brandywine Creek State Park has miles of hiking and fishing.

The Riverfront’s two-mile riverwalk along the Christina River leads to the DuPont Environmental Education Center’s freshwater tidal marsh; the city lists more than 70 parks, plus the accessible Can-Do Playground. Delaware beaches are about an hour 20 minutes to an hour and a half south.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitwilmingtonde.com Source 2: koa.com Source 3: choosewilmingtonde.org Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: apartmentguide.com

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Wilmington sits where the Christina meets the Brandywine: a compact banking city on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, about 30 minutes from Philadelphia, with no sales tax and median home values around $260,000. That is the real draw—East Coast access without East Coast housing. Walkable nights mean Trolley Square’s Victorian rowhouses and bars, or a downtown conversion near the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station, the Grand Opera House, and tables at Bardea, Deco, or Le Cavalier in the Hotel du Pont; after 5 p.m. the office sidewalks empty. Buying usually means The Highlands’ stone houses, Rockford Park, 9th Ward Craftsman streets, or suburban Claymont, Bellefonte, and Pike Creek. Days off run to Brandywine Park’s 178 acres and zoo, the two-mile Christina riverwalk, Alapocas Run’s granite cliffs, and free Clifford Brown Jazz Festival nights at Rodney Square; beaches sit about an hour 20 minutes down Route 1. Tradeoffs: DART and SEPTA thin off-peak so most people drive I-95, medical appointments can take weeks, and downtown is more workplace than neighborhood after dark.

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As of 2026Source 1: theoldfathergroup.com Source 2: trulia.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: koa.com Source 5: choosewilmingtonde.org Source 6: facebook.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: apartmentguide.com

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