Internist

Cooper University Health Care is named as one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes, and one of only 30 companies in 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.

The Division of Cooper General Internal Medicine is a part of Cooper University Health Care and provides Adult Primary Care to the communities of Southern New Jersey and physician services to Sub-Acute and Nursing facilities in the South Jersey area. We are a large Academic division of about 80 health care providers comprising Physicians and Advanced Practice Professionals located at sixteen clinical sites in South Jersey.  We cover a large geographical area including practices within 30 minutes to Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Trenton.  Division faculty are actively involved in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Cooper Health and medical student education for Cooper Medical School at Rowan University. Our providers participate in an Accountable Care Organization with a population health team to support our providers.  We have a dedicated team of Primary Care Providers with a shared mission of to “To Serve, To Heal, To Educate.”

This is a part-time (0.5 FTE) clinical position providing coverage across adult primary care practices, nursing homes, and sub-acute facilities within the Division of Internal Medicine in Southern New Jersey. The physician will support continuity of care through direct patient care, inpatient-to-outpatient transitions, and coverage for provider absences.

In general, the clinical schedule is established approximately one month in advance, though flexibility is required to accommodate urgent coverage needs.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in adult primary care outpatient settings
  • Acute visits
  • Annual wellness visits
  • Post-hospital discharge follow-up visits
• Deliver nursing home and sub-acute care, which may include:
  • New admissions
  • Weekly and/or monthly follow-up visits
• Maintain flexibility to travel to multiple South Jersey clinic locations within the Division of Internal Medicine
• Be available to provide coverage at any affiliated nursing home service location

In-Basket & Results Management

• May be asked to cover in-basket tasks for providers being covered
• Responsible for managing:
  • Test results
  • Patient messages
  • Medication refill requests for patients the physician has personally seen or for whom orders were placed
• When appropriate, results may be deferred to the patient’s primary care provider; however:
  • All results must be clearly communicated to the PCP
  • Urgent or emergent results must be addressed by the covering physician in a timely manner
  • If unable to address urgent findings promptly, the physician must directly contact the PCP or designated covering provider

Scheduling & Coverage Expectations

• Flexibility is required to respond to short-notice coverage needs, including:
  • Same-day requests
  • Evening or night-before requests
    (e.g., unexpected illness or urgent provider absence)

This exciting opportunity to work with a leading health system offers:

• Part-Time (0.5 FTE) position
• Competitive compensation & Paid time off
• Medical coverage and malpractice insurance
• Annual education stipend
• A role designed to support work–life balance

The ideal candidate will possess strong teamwork and collaboration skills, excellent communication abilities, comfort caring for a diverse adult patient population, interest in academic medicine and clinical education and a strong commitment to our mission: “To Serve, To Heal, To Educate.”

Medical Degree - MD or DO

Completion of an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine Residency Program

Board Certification in Internal Medicine (or Board Eligible for new graduates)