Registered Nurse - Medical ICU

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

Job summary

Cooper University Health Care in Camden, NJ seeks a Registered Nurse to join the Medical ICU team. As part of a multidisciplinary health care team, you will provide care for adult, acutely ill patients using the nursing process and evidence-based practice.

Graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing with NJ RN license and BLS; ACLS/NALS/PALS may be required for certain specialties. Join a renowned academic health system recognized for patient care and innovation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing.
• Current NJ-RN License.
• Certain specialties may require ACLS, NALS, PALS.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Patient care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

NLN-accredited School of Nursing

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

The Medical ICU (Viner ICU) is a 30-bed intensive care unit. The ICU specializes in the care of adult, acutely ill patients in an academic setting. The ICU offers state-of-the-art care with innovative technology and lifesaving interventions. The highly specialized multidisciplinary team is committed to providing expert care to the sickest of the sick in the region. Driven by quality and patient centered care the team delivers advanced critical care for patients needing; ECMO, cardiac surgery, interventional pulmonary care, and other lifesaving treatments. Over the last few years, the ICU received, “The Family Centered Care Innovation Award” and the “2022 ICU Hero’s Award” from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).

Education Requirements

Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing.

License/Certification Requirements

• Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse).
• Current NJ-BLSCertification(Basic Life Support).
• Certain specialties may require advanced certification (i.e. ACLS, NALS, PALS)

Salary Min ($)

USD $48.72

Salary Max ($)

USD $73.64