ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER - TRAUMA

Overview

Our ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER - TRAUMA are clinical innovators who utilize the scientific process and national standards as a framework for providing extraordinary care while functioning within scope of practice and as part of a collaborative team with physicians and other team members. They serve as clinicians, health care researchers, professional educators, interdisciplinary consultants, and patient advocates.

Success Profile

We’ve identified several ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER - TRAUMA personality traits that best fit within our organizational infrastructure, company culture, and shared values. Are you a match?

• Collaborative
• Communicator
• Compassionate
• Results-Driven
• Strategic
• Clinical Excellence

Culture

At Cooper University Health Care, we’ve built an environment where everyone is passionate about learning, healing, and service. Making this mission a reality means cultivating supportive, inspiration-focused conversations between our team members at every level. We’re proud of the purpose-driven culture our team shares, and the outcomes it produces for our patients.

Cooper Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)

Cooper Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are valued members of our medical staff and work collaboratively with our health care teams across the organization. Our APPs work at top of license, providing high quality, compassionate care to patients in primary, acute, and specialty care settings.

Benefits

• 403(b): As a way to jumpstart your retirement savings, Cooper University Health Care will have 3% of your compensation automatically deducted from your pay each payroll period and contributed to your account under the plan with Fidelity Investments.
• Medical/Dental: Cooper offers multiple health plans through Independence Administrators (IA) which give you expanded access through the national Blue Card PPO program. Cooper offers dental benefits through Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier and Sun Life DMO.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Cooper University Health Care believes that ongoing education is important, both personally and professionally. If you are a benefit eligible, full-time, or part-time team member authorized to work at least 20 hours per week, you are eligible for Tuition Assistance.
• Professional Development: There are many opportunities to get involved in precepting, mentorship, research, Interprofessional education, grand rounds and presentations.
• APP Symposium Committee: Cooper APPs host an annual APP Symposium, an in person educational event. This is a great way to continue your education, sharpen our presentation skills and network with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment & Management: Perform comprehensive assessments of critically injured trauma patients, develop and implement treatment plans, monitor progress, and adjust care as needed in collaboration with attending physicians.
• Critical Care Procedures: Perform bedside procedures such as arterial line insertion, central line insertion, intubation, chest tube placement, suturing, and wound care management.
• Care Coordination: Work closely with trauma surgeons, critical care intensivists, surgery and emergency medicine residents, and the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care for critically injured patients.
• Patient Monitoring: Continuously evaluate patient condition, monitor vital signs, and interpret lab results, diagnostic imaging, and other data to guide treatment decisions, including ventilator management, ICP interpretation, IV sedation management, chest tube management and drain management.
• Family Communication: Provide education and emotional support to patients' families, ensuring they are well-informed about the patient's condition, treatment options, and prognosis.
• Clinical Documentation: Maintain detailed and accurate electronic medical records (EMRs) of patient care, including assessments, treatments, interventions, and outcomes.
• Leadership & Education: Serve as a clinical leader through nursing staff education and contribute to the training of students and residents as needed.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in trauma and critical care quality improvement initiatives and continuing education to stay current with best practices in trauma care.

Skills

• Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Work Environment

Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.

Experience Required

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in trauma, emergency medicine, surgery or critical care settings preferred.
• Experience in performing advanced procedures in the ICU or trauma unit is highly desirable.

Education Requirements

Master's Degree - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is required

Licenses/Certifications

• Board certification Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care certification or Board certification as Physician Assistant;
• Active New Jersey License;
• American Heart Association BLS and CDS/DEA

Special Requirements

• Schedule Hours/Days: Full Time