Registered Nurse - NICU

Incredible Health

Wilmington, Delaware

You'll work as a registered nurse in the NICU.

Eligibility: Health and Human Services

Posted Jul 27

Shift and hours: Nights and mid shifts Shift(s) available: night shift and mid shift
Unit and setting: NICU · Hospital Registered Nurse - NICU
License: RN license Active and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the state of DelawareActive, unencumbered RN license in Delaware
Term: Permanent Job types available: full time and part timeFull time or part time

Do you qualify?

License: Active, unencumbered RN license in Delaware Active and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the state of Delaware Check your license
Education: RN diploma or higher from an accredited school of nursing RN Diploma degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing

Preferred

Certification: NRP certification
Experience: Experience in carseat testing, catheter insertion/maintenance, cooling, ECMO, ETT/ventilator management, NICU Level III or IV, or tube feeding management

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Delaware staff rolesDelaware staff postings that state pay run $59k/yr to $112k/yr, the middle half $70k/yr to $99k/yr, across 107 postings.
Bonus: Sign-on bonus offered Offers sign on bonus

Benefits

BenefitsMedical coverageHealthcare coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision
BenefitsDental coverage
BenefitsVision coverage
BenefitsPaid time offPaid Time Off
BenefitsTuition assistanceTuition Assistance
BenefitsRetirement planRetirement Plan

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BenefitsAdoption assistanceAdoption Assistance
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
FSA
Sign on bonus

The role and schedule

Details: Level 2 trauma center Level 2 trauma center
Details: Level 3 trauma center Level 3 trauma center
Details: Listed as a U.S. News best hospital

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Hospitals on Incredible Health are actively hiring and accepting applications in the Wilmington, DE area for the following position: Registered Nurse - NICU. Nurses with experience in any of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply: Carseat testing, Catheter insertion/maintenance, Cooling, ECMO, ETT/ventilator management, NICU Level III, NICU Level IV, NRP certified, or Tube feeding management.

Shift(s) available: night shift and mid shift Job types available: full time and part time Employer features: Adoption Assistance, FSA, Level 2 trauma center, Level 3 trauma center, Medical, Offers sign on bonus, Retirement Plan, U. S. News best hospital

Qualifications

RN Diploma degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing Active and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the state of Delaware

Benefits

Healthcare coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision
401K
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Salary: $61,340 to $100,470 /year

What's around it?

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.

Sources

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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Living in Wilmington

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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Sources

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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