Emergency Rm Physician

Cooper University Hospital•Camden, NJ

8h•$1 - $999•Onsite

About The Position

Cooper University Health Care is a leading academic health system that serves residents in the Southern New Jersey and Delaware Valley regions, including the Philadelphia metro area. Based in Camden since 1887, Cooper has been providing expert, compassionate care to the residents of our region. Cooper has three hospitals: Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which houses South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center and is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region. Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House. Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper , in Camden, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. As an academic health system, Cooper’s physicians serve as faculty for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) teaching the next generation of medical professionals and advancing care and research. Annually, there are more than 2.4 million patient visits (and patients from all 50 states and 35 countries) to Cooper University Health Care hospitals and physician offices.

Requirements

MD or DO with completion of EM residency- the applicant must have completed an ACGME accredited EM residency program and be ABEM board eligible or ABEM board certified.
Current licensure in the state of practice.
Ability to balance clinical and administrative responsibilities effectively.
On-site presence for both roles as needed for patient care, meetings, and team collaboration.
Excellent communication and leadership abilities to facilitate discussions with education leadership and influence educational advances for the education mission at Cooper and CMSRU.
Demonstrated interest or experience in GME/UME education.

Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities (Approx. 50%) Provide high-quality, evidence-based patient care within the Emergency Department (or designated clinical area).
Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with clinical leadership to optimize patient flow, resource utilization, and operational efficiency.
Maintain compliance with regulatory standards and hospital policies.
Serve as a clinical resource for strategic initiatives impacting emergency and acute care services.
Education Fellowship Responsibilities (Approx. 50%) Actively participate in the curriculum that has been organized into four educational pillars led by expert faculty in their respective domains: Bedside Teaching/Simulation, UME/GME education and administration, Digital Education, and Scholarly Projects/Career Development.
Participate in d idactics and journal club that will occur on a biweekly basis on selected topics within medical education. These one-on-one meetings will be supported by specific asynchronous work that each fellow will complete prior to the meetings so that the meetings can focus on real word application of educational theories and learning modules .
Complete a scholarly project during the fellowship
Present the EM program’s CPC case (if accepted) at the annual CORD Academic Assembly.
Participate in educational activities in the required Emergency Medicine clerkship included, but not limited to, teaching simulation, oral board style cases, teaching procedures, involvement in teaching shifts in the Emergency Department.