Physician Emergency Medicine

About Us

Cooper University Health Care is named as one ofAmerica’s Best Employers by Forbes, and one of only 30 companiesin New Jersey to make the Forbes list. Cooper University Hospital, located in Camden N.J., is a Level III regional Perinatal Center and Trauma Center, with a formidable reputation for providing the highest quality of care. Cooper University Hospital is the region’s leading teaching hospital for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU). Easily accessible from southern New Jersey suburban locations and from Philadelphia via car or public transportation. New York City and the Pocono Mountain resort areas are just two hours away and only an hour away from the sought after Jersey Shore.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

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.

Salary Min ($)

USD $52.88

Salary Max ($)

USD $237.98