Registered Nurse - INCU South Kelemen 10
Camden, New Jersey
You'll be a critical-care-trained RN in the intermediate care unit on South 10, caring for ventilated patients.
Posted Jun 26 · Applications close Jun 26, 2027
- Unit and setting
- 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit on South 10 · Clinic INCU has critically care-trained RNs who support the patient's needs and care for ventilated patients.ventilated patients
- License
- RN license Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse)Current NJ RN license
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current NJ RN license Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse) Check your license
- Certification
- Current AHA BLS Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers)
- Certification
- ACLS, NALS or PALS for certain specialties Certain specialties may require advanced certification (i.e., ACLS, NALS, PALS)
- Education
- Graduate of an NLN-accredited nursing school Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Camden staff RN rolesCamden staff RN postings that state pay run $37/hr to $49/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $49/hr, across 64 postings.
The role and schedule
- Unit
- Kelemen 10 medical-surgical unit Kelemen 10 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients who have various needs and disease processes.
- Day to day
- telemetry patients Both North and South 10 have Telemetry capabilities for our patients.
- Day to day
- negative pressure isolation rooms when needed South 10 also has 2 negative pressure isolation rooms with an anti-room that is used when needed for specific isolation needs.
- Day to day
- multidisciplinary rounds Monday through Friday We do multidisciplinary rounds Monday - Friday.
- Unit size
- 36 patients per side, maximum 72 Each side houses 36 patients to a maximum of 72 patients.
- Unit size
- 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit South 10 has a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit embedded within the 36-bed unit.
- Details
- Pharmacist with an office on the unit We have a pharmacist who has an office on the unit to assist the RNs when needed to help avoid delay of care to any patient.
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…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- 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, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
Posted on Cooper University Health Care’s careers page.
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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.
Visit CooperHealth.org to learn more.
Short Description
The Registered RN is a professional caregiver 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 supervises and provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process including the therapeutic use of self. Follows established policies and procedures. Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors.
Provides excellent customer service interfacing well with all levels of staff, management. and physicians. Applies Cooper core values. Other duties as required.
Overview Kelemen 10 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients who have various needs and disease processes. Both North and South 10 have Telemetry capabilities for our patients. Each side houses 36 patients to a maximum of 72 patients.
South 10 has a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit embedded within the 36-bed unit. INCU has critically care-trained RNs who support the patient's needs and care for ventilated patients. South 10 also has 2 negative pressure isolation rooms with an anti-room that is used when needed for specific isolation needs.
We do multidisciplinary rounds Monday – Friday. This involves the patient in their care and allows the team members to collaborate with the patient to give them the best possible care and appropriate discharge to home or other facilities. We have a pharmacist who has an office on the unit to assist the RNs when needed to help avoid delay of care to any patient.
Education Requirements
Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing License/Certification Requirements Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse); Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers); Certain specialties may require advanced certification (i.e., ACLS, NALS, PALS) Salary Min ($) USD $48.72 Salary Max ($) USD $73.64
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