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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 University Health Care (CUHC) is seeking an academic addiction medicine physician to join our growing addiction medicine division.
Short Description
Cooper addiction medicine division is an interdisciplinary, medical specialty program within our university healthcare setting. Our division provides both inpatient and outpatient specialty care for individuals struggling with substance use disorders through a variety of programs including:
Hospital consultation service
Inpatient detoxification/stabilization and residential programs
Emergency department and hospital bridge programs
Community paramedicine and field buprenorphine initiation
Jail transition care
Outpatient group and specialty medical visits
A low barrier walk-in clinic
A wrap-around perinatal SUD program
Dual diagnosis psychiatric and addiction medical care
Integrated addiction and infectious disease care including HIV and hepatitis C treatment
Other innovative community work
We run several clinical innovation, education, and research programs.
The successful candidate should have a strong desire to shape the delivery of substance use disorder care and be versed in urban underserved care and harm reduction. This physician would report to the division head of addiction medicine and would have an academic appointment at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
Location: Cape May
Education Requirements
MD or DO from an accredited institution.
Preferred: completed fellowship in addiction medicine.
License/ Certification Requirements
Board certified or board eligible in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry.
Active medical license in NJ.
Special Requirements
Innovative spirit in the clinical setting, superior teamwork with interdisciplinary collaborative approach, desire to work with underserved populations.
Worksite address
camden, NJ, 08100, US
Who can apply
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