Advanced Practice Provider - Neuro ICU
- BLS
- ACLS
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This posting states $45–$78 an hour. Open advanced practice provider jobs in New Jersey post a median of $71.72 an hour, the middle half $61.50–$84.44, across 76 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Advanced practice providers employed in New Jersey earn a median of $76.59 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Union record
By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a union bargains for workers at Cooper University Health Care here: Health Professionals & Allied Employees/American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO Local 5118 at Camden, NJ (1,600 workers, contract up for renewal 31 May 2024). The union represents its own unit: ask the recruiter whether this position is in it. Healthcare union contracts.
Medicare rating of Cooper University Hospital
Medicare gives Cooper University Hospital 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; New Jersey's hospitals average 3.2). 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Its central line bloodstream infections ran 27% below predicted by Medicare's measure. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · New Jersey hospitals by rating.
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About the job
About Us
Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.
Cooper Norcross Health 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.
The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems.
Cooper Norcross 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 eight years.
More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its 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 Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org(opens in new window) to learn more.
Short Description
Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant or Advance Practice Nurse) for Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Applicant should be board-certified.
Experienced candidates required (ICU, Neurosurgery, In-patient Neurology, Trauma, Surgery, Hospitalist, and/or Emergency Medicine) to meet the needs of this complex patient cohort.
The Advance Practice Provider will manage neuro-critical care patients augmenting existing provider compliment of Neurointensivists, other APPs, and rotational Residents in Neurology and Neurosurgery.
The Advance Practice Provider will provide coverage on a per diem basis.
The provider should be comfortable with reviewing imaging.
Training will be provided to ensure optimal patient care.
Education Requirements
Master's Degree - Nurse Practitioner with Acute Care certification or Physician
License/Certification Requirements
Board certification Nurse Practitioner or Board certification as Physician Assistant; Nurse Practitioner must have acute care certification. Active New Jersey License; American Heart Association ACLS/BLS and CDS/DEA
Special Requirements
Scheduled Days / Hours: Full Time; three 13-hour shifts per week; weekdays and weekends
Salary Min ($)
USD $45.00
Salary Max ($)
USD $78.00
From Cooper University Health Care's job posting, checked 14 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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