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Emergency Medicine Physician

Wilmington, DEOnsiteContract$250,000–$500,000 /yrPosted 25 days ago

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Required skills

Surgical debridement
Bedside procedures
Wound healing
Chronic wounds
Complex wounds
Advanced dressings
Specialized wound protocols
Skilled nursing facilities
Post-acute setting
MD or DO

Nice to have

Surgeons
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine

Role summary

Skilled Wound Care is seeking Emergency Medicine Physicians for a no-call, Monday-Friday daytime role in Wilmington, DE. This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage procedural skills in wound care within skilled nursing facilities and post-acute settings. The role emphasizes clinical autonomy, advanced wound healing techniques, and reduced administrative burden through custom software. Physicians will follow patients through their healing process, building lasting relationships. This is an ideal transition for EM physicians seeking to leave shift work and night rotations, or for those desiring a part-time role to supplement ED shifts. Comprehensive training in wound care is provided, and no prior experience is required.

Job Title: Emergency Medicine PhysicianLocation: Wilmington, DEEmployment Type: Full-time or Part-timeSalary: $250,000 – $500,000 per year for Full-time

Emergency Medicine Physician Jobs in Wilmington, DE: Your Procedural Skills, a Better Way to Practice

You chose Emergency Medicine to treat whatever comes through the door. But years of rotating nights, weekends and holidays take a toll on your sleep, health and family life. Across the country, Emergency Medicine physicians are dealing with ED crowding and boarding, rising violence against staff, satisfaction-score pressure and staffing groups that cut hours and pay. Skilled Wound Care, a premier national physician group, is hiring Emergency Medicine Physicians in Wilmington, DE to work as wound care physicians and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.

Maybe you’re an Emergency Medicine physician ready to leave shift work and night rotations for good. Maybe you want a part-time role to reduce your ED shifts. Either way, this no-call, no-nights Emergency Medicine Physician job offers a high-impact career without the corporate red tape.

Why Emergency Medicine Physicians in Wilmington, DE Choose Wound Care

In a specialty where your schedule can mean nights, weekends and missed holidays, we offer a refreshing alternative:

No Nights, No Rotating Shifts: No overnight shifts, no weekends, no holidays and no pagers. This is a true Monday–Friday daytime physician job, so you can finally keep a regular sleep schedule and be home for your family.

Keep Using Your Procedural Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures are part of your daily practice.

A Calmer Clinical Setting: Leave behind crowded waiting rooms, boarding patients and the safety concerns of the modern ED.

See Patients Heal: Follow patients through healing and build lasting relationships, instead of treating them once and never learning what happened.

Clinical Autonomy: Direct patient outcomes based on your clinical expertise, not throughput metrics, satisfaction scores or a staffing company.

Smarter Documentation: Our custom software is designed to slash admin time, so you’re not stuck charting after your shift ends.

Emergency Medicine Physician Responsibilities

Use the latest advancements in wound healing to change lives in communities across Wilmington, DE:

Surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures

Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing and complex wounds

Advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols

Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and the post-acute setting, where you follow patients through healing

Emergency Medicine Physician Salary & Compensation

Full-Time Average Annual Earnings: $250,000–$500,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)

High Achievers: Top performers earn $500,000+ through performance bonuses

Pay Structure: Per-patient and per-procedure pay, plus quarterly bonus programs

Emergency Medicine Physician Schedule

We offer consistent weekday schedules with no nights or weekends, in part-time or full-time options:

Part-Time: 2–3 days per week

Full-Time: 4–5 days per week

Emergency Medicine Physician Requirements

Medical Degree: MD or DO from an accredited institution

Medical License: Unrestricted/clear medical license in the state of practice (or eligibility to obtain one)

DEA License: Or eligibility to obtain one

Open Background: We welcome Emergency Medicine physicians, as well as surgeons of all backgrounds and Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians. No previous wound care experience is required; we provide comprehensive wound care training

Great Place to Work® Certified!

Skilled Wound Care is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 5th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Skilled Wound Care. This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 39% higher than the average U.S. company.

Apply for This Emergency Medicine Physician Job in Wilmington, DE

You’ve spent enough nights in the ED. If you’re an Emergency Medicine Physician in Wilmington, DE looking for a no-call, Monday–Friday daytime career with hands-on procedures and no earning cap, or a part-time role to reduce your ED shifts, APPLY HERE

Skilled Wound Care will ask all candidates to perform pre-employment confidential DiSC testing and appropriate relevant skills testing prior to hiring.

Skilled Wound Care, part of Skilled Physicians Group, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

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