- Location
- Camden, NJ, US
- Department
- Healthcare
- Education
- PhD
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
About Us
Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper 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 Advanced Recovery Systems.
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(opens in new window) to learn more.
Short Description
The Nurse informatics specialist will work in collaboration with Nursing Education, Professional Development, Nursing Leadership, Operational Excellence and other key stakeholders to assess, plan, develop and deliver innovative solutions and education to promote usage and acceptance of technology and evidence-based practices to improve outcomes and nursing efficiency. To support nursing, nursing education and transformational activities involving nursing practice with appropriate technologic solutions in all arenas of nursing care
Facilitate the development and on-going usage of various educational activities to promote the usage and acceptance of various technologies utilized by nursing including, but not limited to: informatics annual competencies, continuing education, nurse residency programs, new nurse orientation/onboarding, skills fairs
Responsible for informatics education initiatives and support EHR and technology education through assessment, planning, development and delivery of education in conjunction with Nursing Education/PD
Collaborate with NJSNA on continuing education for informatics sessions and incorporate CEU’s into informatics learning sessions
Use Process Improvement methodologies, including Lean Six Sigma, to evaluate opportunities for improvement in nursing workflows
Utilize skills in nursing, technology, clinical research, process improvement, and education to ensure that technology and workflows being implemented are educated/communicated to nursing using the most appropriate methodology.
Inspire and develop creative and innovative approaches to addressing challenges and problem solving through research, evidence-based, and quality improvement activities
Identify educational opportunities to empower nurses for the implementation of meaningful improvements
Experience Required
6-10 Years Required
Minimum of 6 years informatics experience required AND Minimum of 10 years Nursing experience required
Education Requirements
Master's Degree Required
Doctorate Preferred
License/Certification Requirements
Current, active RN license RequiredANCC Informatics certification PreferredEpic Required