Nurse Navigator Struct Heart

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$37-$61/hr

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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.

Short Description

Coordinate the operations of an integrated, cardiology program including research protocols and commercially available therapies.

Experience Required

>5 years Cardiovascular or CT Surgery experience in a clinical setting.

Education Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited RN program. BSN preferred
  • License/Certification Requirements
  • NJ Licensed RN.

Special Requirements

Good interpersonal skills to work with multiple internal departments, MDs, staff, and patients to guide the patient through the appropriate channels.

Working understanding of the TAVR, COAPT, WATCHMAN AND LARIAT evaluation process and procedure including key inclusion and exclusion criteria, risk assessment, protocol details.

  • Ability to coordinate multiple patients in multiple stages of the heart disease evaluation process.
  • Ability to review data from the multiple testing modalities and report abnormalities noted

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate the operations of an integrated cardiology program, including research protocols and commercially available therapies. Guide patients through the evaluation process for heart disease and report data abnormalities.

Requirements

Requires over 5 years of cardiovascular or CT surgery experience in a clinical setting. Must be a graduate of an accredited RN program and hold a valid New Jersey RN license.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Cardiovascular nursingPatient navigationTAVR evaluationCOAPT evaluationWATCHMAN evaluationClinical research protocolsData analysisCare coordination

Cardiology — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 57% have no call, 85% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$102k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
15%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 55 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Camden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$169k
Typical market rent
$1,823/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.