Licensed Practical Nurse
Camden, New Jersey
Health system employer
LPN
Posted Aug 21
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Occupational Health
- Accepts
- LPN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in New Jersey is $43/hr, across 512 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
About Us
At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.
Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.
Short Description: Prepares patients for providers, assisting with exams, assisting provider with suture preparation, carrying out orders, (i.e.; various supplies/tests/ X-Rays/dispensing of medications.) Provides health assessments, preps for physicals, completes calibration of equipment, and performs various testing to include,(Pod’s, Respiratory approvals, Spirometry, Audiograms, EKG's, Drug Testing, Timms testing, Breath and Saliva Alcohols, Venipuncture etc. Reviews physical/tests results with provider and handles phone calls (i.e.; case management, testing/physical results). Experience Required:
2 years Medical, Surgical skills, other Occupational Health experience
Education
Requirements
Degree from Nursing Program LPN.
License/Certification
Requirements
Current NJ-LPN License. BLS required.
Salary Min ($): USD $25.00 Salary Max ($): USD $42.50
Sourced from Cooper University Healthcare’s careers page.
Requirements
- Degree from Nursing Program LPN.
- Current NJ-LPN License.
- BLS required.
- Salary Min ($): USD $25.00 Salary Max ($): USD $42.50
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Camden, New Jersey
- Median rent
- $1,226/mo
- Local household income
- $40,546/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Camden area index 102.6, where 100 is the national average.
Just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Camden offers nurses an affordable New Jersey home base with easy access to big-city amenities. The revitalized Camden Waterfront and nearby Cooper Grant neighborhood highlight ongoing reinvestment in this historically working-class city.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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You would clock in at Cooper University Healthcare in Camden, New Jersey. The hiring we can actually see is not a nurse campaign. It is full-time permanent critical care technician and patient safety attendant jobs, plus a paramedic opening. Those…
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