MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE COORDINATOR

COOPER PEDIATRICS; Camden, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Norcross Health is seeking a Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) Provider to enhance care coordination and deliver in-home assessments in Camden, NJ. This role expands EMS beyond emergency response, focusing on preventive, patient-centered care for high‑risk populations.

The MIH provider will work within a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with primary care, hospitals and social services to reduce ED visits and readmissions while improving health outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in advanced life support (ALS) as a paramedic.
• Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish skills preferred.
• NJ MICP or MICN license required or eligible for NJ reciprocity.
• NREMT-Paramedic preferred.
• Community Paramedicine Certification (CP-C) required or within 1 year of hire.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, EPC, or PEPP upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Comprehensive In Home Assessments and identify medical, behavioral, and social needs.
• Coordinate with primary care, care managers and specialty teams to close care gaps.
• Bridge to community-based health services and connect patients to resources.
• Identify changes in patient status needing emergency initiation or escalation.
• Provide clinical care up to NJ paramedic scope as per regulations and protocols.
• Support patients with SUD and their families through navigation and follow-up.

Skills

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High School/GED

Bachelor degree in Healthcare or Public Health

Degree waiver with paramedic experience of 10 years or more

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 Mobile Integrated Health Care (MIH) Provider will enhance the healthcare continuum through targeted in‑home care and care coordination. The MIH model expands the traditional role of EMS by shifting from a strictly emergency‑response framework to a proactive, preventive, and patient‑centered approach. The MIH provider operates as a mobile clinical resource that bridges gaps between EMS, primary care, hospitals, and social service agencies—ultimately improving outcomes for high‑risk and vulnerable populations, decreasing ED visits and readmissions and decreasing over‑utilization of the 911 system.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Comprehensive In Home Assessments. Identify medical, behavioral, and social needs in the patient’s home environment.
• Communicate and Coordinate with Healthcare Providers. Relay findings to primary care, care managers, and specialty teams to help close care gaps.
• Coordinates access to community‑based health services in underserved and general populations, including primary care, public health, community‑based programs, disease management, prevention and wellness, and mental health.
• Identifies changes in patient status that require immediate initiation of 911 emergency services and/or communication with the appropriate Transitional Care member and/or other medical providers managing the patients care to determine treatment plans.
• Provides clinical care, up to NJ paramedic scope of practice, in accordance with NJAC 8:41 & 8:49 regulations and agency specific clinical protocols
• Serves, as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, as a natural bridge to support persons with SUD and their families in accessing care or support
• Provides follow‑up, in partnership with a peer recovery coach/patient navigator, and as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, to patients recently reversed with Naloxone and/or administered opioid partial agonist-antagonist
• Supports Chronic Disease Management. Monitors and reinforces care plans for chronic conditions such as CHF, COPD, diabetes, and hypertension and SUD.
• Provides post‑discharge home visit, with the goal of reducing morbidity and hospital admission/ readmission.
• Provides education to first responders regarding resources available to SUD patients to better prepare them to provide this information to patients/families.

Experience Required

3-5 years of experience required, in advanced life support (ALS) environment as a paramedic

Skills/Qualifications

Communication-Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers required

Bi‑lingual English/Spanish skills preferred

Education Requirements

High School/GED required

Bachelor degree required, in Healthcare or Public Health related field

Degree requirement waived with paramedic experience of 10 years or more

License/Certification Requirements

NJ Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic (MICP) or Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) required, or eligible for NJ reciprocity.

NREMT-Paramedic preferred.

Community Paramedicine Certification (CP-C) required or obtain within 1 year of hire

BLS, ACLS, PALS, EPC, or PEPP upon hire

Special Requirements

Full time, 40 hours/week

Hours: varies