Cooper University Health Care

Licensed Practical Nurse

Cooper University Health Care  •  Cape May Court House, NJ (Onsite)  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

About Us

Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

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Short Description

  • Escorts patients to and from exam rooms, physician offices, and treatment rooms as appropriate. Obtains current patient information including but not limited to: vital signs, height, weight, specimens, allergies, reason for visit, chief complaint, medical history updates, and medication changes, and records same on patient chart. Properly identify and prepare the patient and explain procedures. Maintains patient privacy during testing.
  • Obtains blood specimens from peripheral sites as needed and in accordance with OSHA and universal precautions. Perform routine EKG procedures in accordance with the American Heart Association standards and department policies. Obtains new patient records and previous test results, x-rays, scans, etc. Performs treatment & wound care. Maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients/ family/ significant others while providing care in a high stress environment with multiple priorities. Administers: oral, topical, and injectable medications according to patient safety standards.
  • Assists physicians with exams and procedures as requested. Assists with delegated patient education activities including but not limited to distributing education literature

Education Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

License/Certification Requirements

Current registration with the New Jersey State Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

Salary Min ($)

USD $25.25

Salary Max ($)

USD $35.25

Cooper University Health Care

About Cooper University Health Care

Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.

Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.

Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.

Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Camden, NJ
Year Founded
1887
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