Advanced Practice Nurse PRN
Cooper Norcross Health
Advanced Practice Nurse PRN
Cooper Norcross Health
Academic health system serving South Jersey
Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.
Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.
The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems.
Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.
More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.
Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org(opens in new window) to learn more.
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides in home post-discharge management of the adult population at risk for readmission (Transitional Care Management). An APP home visit affords high risk patients access to proactive, comprehensive, compassionate, and collaborative care to improve their health and well-being, while keeping them home. Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Functions:• The Advanced Practice Nurse will function within the scope of practice as defined by the state nurses practice act, delineation of privileges set forth by the practice setting and the American Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics. The advanced practice nurse utilizes the scientific process and national standards of care as a framework for managing patient care.• The Physician Assistant will function within the scope of practice as defined by the supervising physician.• As licensed independent providers, APPs practice autonomously and/or in consultation with a collaborating/supervising physician and other health care professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients’ health problems/needs.
During the Home Visit:• The APP will perform a patient history and physical examination to determine a working differential diagnosis and develop an individualized plan of care.Services include, but are not limited to ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, and prescription of pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic therapies.• The APP may provide therapeutic measures as appropriate and provide teaching, education and counseling to individuals, families, and groups.• For uncommon or unstable conditions, the APP will formulate diagnoses in consultation with his/her collaborating/supervising physician and either refer to a specialist or participate in the dual management and treatment with his/her collaborating/supervising physician.• In addition to diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses, APPs will emphasize health promotion and disease prevention.• APP will serve as health care researcher, professional educator, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate.
Prescribing Medications:• Prescriptions may be provided by the APP, where clinically indicated, and shall be in accordance with the current APP prescribing guidelines and in accordance with state and federal law. Proper documentation of medications prescribed, and refills authorized, will be reflected in the patient’s chart. Continuing Education:• The autonomous nature of the APP requires accountability for healthcare outcomes. Ensuring the highest quality of care requires national certification, periodic peer review, clinical outcome evaluations, adherence to the code for ethical practice, evidence of continuing professional development and maintenance of clinical skills.• The APP will stay current with medical trends and provide evidence-based practice medicine by completing the required continuing education as mandated by certifying organizations.• The advanced practice nurse utilizes the scientific process and national standards of care as a framework for managing patient care.
APP Home visit service area includes Burlington, Camden and Glocester counties.
Minimum of 3yrs, working with the adult and geriatric population as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant). Current knowledge and understanding of Primary Care, Chronic Care Management, and Best Practices. Home based Primary Care experience preferred.
MASTERS is required - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
American Heart Association BLS certification is requiredNJ-APN & NJ-RN or NJ PA License is required Valid State Driver’s License with a clean DMV record.Copy of recent Vehicle Insurance required.
Schedule Hours/Days: Per Diem
Academic health system serving South Jersey
Cooper Norcross Health is an academic health system serving South Jersey from the Philadelphia suburbs to the Jersey Shore. Its Camden flagship is South Jersey's only Level I adult trauma center and the busiest in the Philadelphia region; the system also operates a Level II pediatric trauma center and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Patients access primary, specialty, emergency, inpatient, surgical, urgent, and rehabilitation services at Cooper hospitals and outpatient clinics, while physicians teach at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and advance care and research. Rooted in Cooper Hospital, which opened in 1887, the not-for-profit system is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
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