Hospitalist
Listed compensation
$118k-$400k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
About Us
Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross 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 American Recovery Services.
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 to learn more.
Unit Overview
Cooper Norcross Health at Cape Regional is a 213-bed facility that includes a cancer center and the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center. The swing shift and nocturnist role will primarily handle admissions and cross coverage on the floor and ICU. The nocturnist or swing shift attending will work alongside an APP.
Short Description
Cooper Norcross Health at Cape Regional is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to work full-time nights and swing shift at our Cape Regional location in Cape May Court House, NJ at 2 Stone Harbor Boulevard. We are a practice of more than 150 physicians and APPs. Cooper Norcross Health at Cape Regional is a non-profit, full-service community hospital with 213 licensed beds.
Physician Will Provide the Following Services
- Complete all duties of attending physician as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws
- Coordinate all specialty consultations and resource utilization
- Admit patients to the service
- Discharge patients in a timely manner
- At time of discharge/transfer will complete Discharge Instructions and medication reconciliation
- Dictate DC Summary at time of discharge and indicate copy to be sent to family doctor and all specialists following patient during stay
- Participate in QI and RM and UM as reasonably requested
- Respond to Hospital codes as Lead Physician as requested
- Participate as a back-up member of Rapid Response Team when Cooper Intensivists are not scheduled to be on the Rapid Response Team
- Complete Medical Records in a timely fashion
- Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws and Hospital Rules and Regulations and policies
- Perform other life/limb saving procedures as may from time to time be necessary
- Make best effort to ensure compliance with all Core Measure quality indicators for patients under their care
- Perform the duties as mutually agreed
- Participate in teaching house staff
- Comply with the requirements of the voluntary teaching faculty
- Respond to PRN calls for evaluation/orders
- Education Requirements
- Requires Medical degree.
- License/Certification Requirements
- New Jersey license will be required.
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will manage patient admissions, discharges, and cross-coverage for the floor and ICU during night and swing shifts. They are responsible for coordinating specialty consultations, participating in rapid response teams, and ensuring compliance with medical staff bylaws and quality indicators.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a medical degree and a valid New Jersey medical license. Board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$259k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $238k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 88% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospitalist at Cooper Norcross University Hospital a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,188 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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