APP Fellow - Critical Care

cooperhealth· Professionals
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📍 Camden, NJ, USOTHER

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About Us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development. Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

Short Description

We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated new-to- practice nurse practitioner (APN) or physician assistant (PA) looking for an innovative and comprehensive fellowship program.  

 

This is a 12-month fellowship designed for new or newer to practice APNs or PAs that are passionate about advancing their clinical and professional practice in a supportive and collaborative environment. This program aims to provide clinical rotations, didactic curriculum and mentorship opportunities in critical care to grow the new to practice provider’s knowledge and confidence in their practice.  

 

Program focuses include; preceptor guided clinical practice with focuses on management of the medical critical care patient, neuro-critical care patient and trauma-surgical critical care patient. As well as participation in professional development elements in evidence-based practice, quality and process improvement and high reliability training.   

 

Responsibilities 

  • APP fellow will provide medical services consistent with the fellow’s education, training and     experience level and will be performed under the supervision of a preceptor and collaborating     physician. 
  • APP fellow will complete a quality, performance or process improvement project and/or research project suitable for publication or presentation. 
  • APP fellow will attend all assigned educational events and seminars that have been incorporated into this program.  
  • APP fellow will rotate to multiple roles within critical care including medical critical care, neurological critical care and trauma surgical critical care. 
  • APP fellow will participate in structured evaluations regarding progress such as but not limited to case study presentations, preceptor and program director performance evaluations, and demonstration. 

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    Further employment opportunities with Cooper Health system will depend on successful completion of 12-month fellowship and all associated components and open position availability. 

    Experience Required

    0-2 years of experience

    Education Requirements

    Master's Degree - Nurse Practitioner with Acute Care certification or Physician

    License/Certification Requirements

    New Jersey license for Advanced Nurse Practitioner & Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant*For Nurse practitioners, must be acute care certified; PA NCCPAAHA BLS & ACLS certificationsEligibility for DEA and CDS certificates.

    Special Requirements

    Applicant requirements: 

  • Graduate of master's or doctorate degree program  
  • Licensed and certified in the state of NJ as an acute care nurse practitioner or physician assistant 
  • 2 letters of recommendation from (1) academic from a faculty member (2) professional/clinical from a preceptor or clinical supervisor 
  • unofficial transcript from graduate APP program 
  • Essay format answers to the following prompts: 
    • Describe your journey to becoming a NP or PA, what made you choose this career path? 
    • Describe why you are seeking a critical care fellowship? 
    • Describe a time you had to overcome a challenge that helped you grow personally or professionally.  

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    Submitted the above documentation to APPFellowship-DHM@cooperhealth.edu

     

    Applications are now being accepted for our 2027 APP Fellow for Critical Care.

     Schedule - Days/Hours: Full time; Sunday - Saturday; days and nights. 

    Salary Min ($)

    USD $36.00

    Salary Max ($)

    USD $59.00

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