Physician Emergency Medicine

Cooper University Health Care; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 73,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper University Health Care in Camden, NJ, seeks an Emergency Medicine physician to staff the busy ED across Cooper facilities. The role emphasizes high-quality patient care, rapid decision-making, and collaboration with subspecialists.

The candidate must complete an ACGME EM residency, be ABEM eligible or certified, and complete point-of-care ultrasound certification within two years. A competitive pay scale is provided with annual salary offers based on experience.

Qualifications

• Completion of an ACGME-accredited EM residency and board eligibility/board certification in EM.
• Fellowship in Point of Care Ultrasound is required or strongly preferred.
• Active ABEM certification or eligibility with ultrasound certification within two years of eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide Emergency Physician care in the ED at Cooper University Health Care facilities.
• Coordinate consultations and resource utilization for patient care.
• Discharge/transfer decisions and documentation per bylaws and policies.
• Participate in QA, PI activities, and the teaching program.
• Respond to calls for evaluation/orders for ED patients and perform required procedures.

Skills

Emergency care

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

ACGME EM residency

ABEM eligibility

Point of Care Ultrasound Fellowship

Job description

Physician Emergency Medicine

Camden, NJ

Job Type Full Time

Shift Day

Specialty Physician

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 (opens in new window) to learn more.

Unit Overview

The Department of EM at Cooper University Health care is a dynamic clinical department that provides high quality patient-centric emergency care to our community.

As part of CUES (Center for Emergent and Urgent Services) for Cooper, we have an expansive clinical, educational, and research-based focus.

Our education team trains 40 EM residents, 2 EMS fellows, one education fellow and one ultrasound fellow in addition to teaching a highly rated required 4th year clerkship for every CMSRU student.

The service lines have expanded to include: 3 urgent care sites, pediatric EM, EMS, toxicology, ultrasound, collaboration with addiction medicine/pain management, high quality research/grants, geriatric EM and disaster medicine.

Short Description

Provider shall provide Emergency Physician care as needed to staff the Emergency Department at all agreed upon facilities to provide the following services:

Physician Duties:

• Complete all duties of attending physician as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Coordinate all specialty consultations and resource utilization
• Disposition (admission/observation/transfer/discharge) patients in a timely manner
• At time of discharge/transfer will complete Discharge Instructions
• Participate in QA and PI as reasonably requested
• Provide care for any patient entering the Emergency Department which includes evaluation, treatment, involving sub-specialists as needed and dispositioning the patient
• Perform emergent procedures as needed within the scope of physician privileges
• Complete Medical Records in a timely fashion
• Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws and Hospital Rules and Regulations and policies
• Perform other life/limb saving procedures as may from time to time be necessary
• Make best effort to ensure compliance with all Core Measure quality indicators for patients under their care
• Perform the duties as mutually agreed
• Participate in teaching program
• Comply with the requirements of the teaching faculty
• Respond to calls for evaluation/orders for ED patients
• Complete miscellaneous procedures e.g. (ACLS, initial EKG interpretations, radiologic interpretations, urinary catheter insertion, ABGs, etc.) as requested/necessary
• Pronounce patient dead
• Order and renew restraints
• Obtain consent for autopsy, organ/tissue donation, transfusion, DNR, withdrawal of care, and any other consent forms as needed

Education Requirements

This position also requires the completion of an accredited Point of Care EM Ultrasound Fellowship.

Experience Required

The applicant must have completely an ACGME accredited EM residency program and be board eligible/board certified in EM.

License/ Certification Requirements

The applicant must be ABEM board eligible or ABEM board certified. Additionally, the applicant must pass the Advanced Emergency Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound certification exam within two years of eligibility.

Hourly Rate Min $52.88

Hourly Rate Max $237.98

The New Jersey Pay Transparency Act requires disclosure of the pay range for this position.

A salary offer will vary based on the job role, candidate experience, qualifications, internal pay equity and market data.

Cooper University Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, or any other status protected by law or regulation. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [e-mail]