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The Outpatient Nurse Coordinator supports the Division of Infectious Diseases by coordinating and managing care for patients receiving outpatient treatment for infectious conditions, including complex antibiotic therapies. This role ensures safe transitions of care, continuity between inpatient and outpatient settings, and high-quality patient education while working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary care team to support Cooper University Health Care’s mission of delivering coordinated, patient-centered care.
Based at the Division of Infectious Disease Office at 101 Haddon Ave, the RN work collaboratively with the physicians, advanced practice providers, and outpatient staff in the Division of Infectious Disease to support the outpatient ID clinics at 3 Cooper Plaza in suites 104 and 513, at MD Anderson at 2 Cooper Plaza, at 2339 Rt 70 East, Cherry Hill, and at 400 NJ-38, Moorestown.
Function as a clinical care liaison between the Complex Outpatient Antibiotic Team and outpatient providers and staff for hospitalized patients who are discharged on treatment for infections.
Demonstrate clinical knowledge of antibiotics and their indications and care of indwelling lines and home antibiotic infusions to able to educate patients about their conditions and treatment plans.
Use clinical skills and judgement to triage calls from patients discharged on antibiotics.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of travel medicine, including counseling patients on recommended vaccinations and administering vaccines during clinic visits as indicated.
Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic medical record and communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary care team.
3-5 years of experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Proficiency with documentation in electronic health record
Proficient with nursing assessment skills
Bachelor's degree in nursing
New Jersey Registered Nurse license; American Heart Association BLS certification
USD $36.00
USD $59.00
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.
