Clinical Nurse Manager - Kelemen 8 South
Camden, New Jersey
You'll be on a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, illnesses and disease processes.
- Unit and setting
- Kelemen 8 medical-surgical unit cares for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, illnesses and disease processeswide variety of diagnoses and disease processes
- License
- RN license NJ-RN: Current New Jersey license as a Registered Nurse.Current New Jersey RN license
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current New Jersey RN license NJ-RN: Current New Jersey license as a Registered Nurse. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS and ACLS BLS & ACLS certification.
- Education
- Graduate of an NLN-accredited school of nursing Graduate from an NLN accredited school of nursing.
- Education
- Bachelor's in nursing Bachelor's in Nursing Required
- Experience
- 2 years clinical nursing in an acute care setting A minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting, with 1 year of demonstrated leadership abilities.
- Also asks
- 1 year demonstrated leadership
Preferred
- Certification
- CNL or AACN specialty certification CNL or AACN Specialty certification preferred.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- oversee nurse assignments Oversee assignments.
- Day to day
- help meet quality and throughput goals Assist in quality and throughput goals.
- Day to day
- support staff engagement Support staff engagement by serving the unit in a consistent, supportive, and compassionate manner.
- Day to day
- role model and mentor clinical staff Role model/mentor clinical staff to address patient needs effectively.
- Day to day
- identify and support elements of improved care quality using HRO principles Identify and support the elements of improved care quality care using HRO principles.
- Unit
- North and South 8 have telemetry capabilities North and South 8 have telemetry capabilities for our patients.
- Unit size
- 77 patients total Kelemen 8 can accept a total of 77 patients.
- Unit size
- North side 37 patients, South side 36 The North side houses 37 patients, and the South side houses 36 patients.
- Details
- two negative pressure rooms with an anti-room There are two negative pressure rooms with an anti-room.
- Details
- pharmacist on the unit to help RNs with medication questions There is a pharmacist present on the unit to assist the RNs with medication questions/concerns.
- Details
- multidisciplinary rounds Monday through Friday involving all aspects of the healthcare team, including the patient and family
- Details
- frequent admissions and discharges Kelemen 8 has frequent admissions and discharges.
The workplace
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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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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About Us
Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross 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 American Recovery Services. 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.
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Short Description
The Clinical Nurse Manager will provide the knowledge, skill, and expertise necessary to successfully support the day to day operations of the clinical unit.
The Clinical Nurse Manager will be responsible to
Oversee assignments. Assist in quality and throughput goals. Support staff engagement by serving the unit in a consistent, supportive, and compassionate manner.
Role model/mentor clinical staff to address patient needs effectively. Supports quality patient care and organizational priorities at the direction of the Clinical Director. Identify and support the elements of improved care quality care using HRO principles.
Overview Kelemen 8 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, illnesses and disease processes. North and South 8 have telemetry capabilities for our patients. Kelemen 8 has frequent admissions and discharges.
Kelemen 8 can accept a total of 77 patients. The North side houses 37 patients, and the South side houses 36 patients. There are two negative pressure rooms with an anti-room.
There is a pharmacist present on the unit to assist the RNs with medication questions/concerns. Multidisciplinary rounds occur every Monday through Friday. Rounds involve all aspects of the healthcare team, including the patient and family.
Experience Required A minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting, with 1 year of demonstrated leadership abilities.
Education Requirements
Graduate from an NLN accredited school of nursing. Bachelor's in Nursing Required
License/Certification Requirements
NJ-RN: Current New Jersey license as a Registered Nurse. BLS & ACLS certification. CNL or AACN Specialty certification preferred. Salary Min ($) USD $37.00 Salary Max ($) USD $61.00
What's around it?
Camden, NJFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,226/mo
- Household income
- $40,546/yr, all local households, not nurse pay