Registered Nurse - Med Surg - Telemetry, Kelemen 8 North

Cooper University Health Care; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey, seeks a Registered Nurse to join the Kelemen 8 medical‑surgical unit. You will provide patient care for a variety of diagnoses, follow the nursing process, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

Required: Current NJ RN license and AHA BLS; ACLS/NALS/PALS may be required for some specialties. Expect rounds, calls, and a strong emphasis on safety and customer service.

Qualifications

• Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing.
• Current NJ-RN License.
• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification.
• ACLS/NALS/PALS may be required for certain specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to a group of patients.
• Follow established policies and procedures.
• Communicate openly with internal customers and supervisors.
• Collaborate with physicians and health care team.
• Apply Cooper core values.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Communication

Education

NLN accredited School of Nursing

Tools

AHA BLS Certification

ACLS/NALS/PALS Certifications

Job description

About Us

About Cooper University Health Care

Cooper University Health Care is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Cooper, headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.

Cooper 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.

Cooper operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as three hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital in Camden.

Cooper 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 six years.

More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper’s facilities annually. Cooper’s 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 was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation.

Visit CooperHealth.orgto 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 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.

Education Requirements

• Graduate ofNLN 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