Practice RN-Full Time
Camden, New Jersey
Posted Sep 5
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Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- RN
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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.
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The Registered RN is a professional care-giver who, as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and who provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process including the therapeutic use of self.
Position Summary
The RN Triage Nurse serves as the clinical triage and care coordination resource for the Population Health at Home program. This role is responsible for assessing patient concerns, reviewing clinical information, coordinating care, managing test results, providing patient education, and escalating urgent issues to ensure safe, timely, and effective patient care.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Provide telephonic and electronic clinical triage, assessing patient symptoms and determining the appropriate level of care. Utilize evidence-based protocols and clinical judgment to manage urgent concerns, escalate high-risk situations, and facilitate timely interventions. Review and communicate laboratory, diagnostic, and provider results, ensuring appropriate follow-up and patient understanding.
Coordinate care across providers and interdisciplinary teams to support seamless patient management and transitions of care. Identify and engage eligible patients for Population Health at Home programs, promoting preventive care, chronic disease management, and improved health outcomes. Serve as a clinical resource for complex patient issues, ensuring concerns are resolved efficiently and safely.
Deliver patient education and self-management support to enhance engagement and adherence to care plans. Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record while adhering to regulatory, quality, and organizational standards.
Experience Required
1-3 Years of experience
Education Requirements
BSN Required
NJ RN License Required
License/Certification Requirements
American Heart Association BLS
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Requirements
- nj rn license
- Education Requirements
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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Cooper University Health Care is an academic medical center located in Camden, NJ, serving as South Jersey's only Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. The facility features 30 operating rooms and performs over 70 surgeries…
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