GRADUATE NURSE

Cooper Norcross Health; Cape May Court House (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Norcross Health seeks a Graduate Nurse (GN) to join its multidisciplinary team. The GN assumes responsibility for a group of patients under supervision in an acute care setting, utilizing the nursing process and applying Cooper core values.

The role requires a graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing and eligibility for a temporary emergency RN license, with supervision as required by the NJ Department of Health. Excellent customer service and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing.
• Temporary emergency RN license and shall be eligible to work only under supervision in an acute care facility licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame.
• Supervises and provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors.
• Provides excellent customer service interfacing with staff, management and physicians.
• Follows Cooper core values and policies.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient communication

Team collaboration

Education

NLN accredited School of Nursing

Job description

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 Graduate Nurse (GN) 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 supervises and provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process including the therapeutic use of self.
The GN holds a temporary emergency RN license and shall be eligible to work only under supervision in an acute care facility licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health. Such supervision may be in the form of a preceptor relationship.
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.
The following tasks will not be performed by the GN:

• Procedures not signed off by the RN preceptor or Clinical Educator that requires competency.
• Direct or supervise other healthcare staff.
• Make assignments for other staff.

Education Requirements

Graduate ofNLN accredited School of Nursing

License/Certification Requirements

Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers)