Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Pottsville, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a large health network that is a community hospital and a regional referral center, boasting more than 125 physicians who care for more than 140,000 patients each year. Board-certified emergency medicine physicians are supported by advanced practice clinicians with emergency care training and specially trained emergency nurses. We have one of the largest emergency medicine residencies in the country, which gives us access to top emergency medicine trainees. In an Emergency Medicine career with LVHN, you’ll experience: A large, multi-site employed group of more than 125 emergency physicians, including five toxicologists and more than 60 advanced practice clinicians. LVHN treats 300,000 emergency department (ED) patients annually in nine EDs (high-volume EDs: 100,000 patients annually; small-town, community hospital EDs: 30,000 patients annually). LVH-Cedar Crest provides the region’s only Children’s Hospital and PICU seeing about 34,000 pediatric patients. LVHN–MedEvac provides air and ground critical care transportation. Specialized trauma care is provided in our extensive trauma system – the only health system in Pennsylvania with hospitals to earn all four levels of trauma accreditation. Five LVHN hospitals have earned accreditation from the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation as certified trauma centers.

Requirements

A valid PA Nurse Practitioner medical license, or ability to obtain one is required.
Must be board certified.
Graduate of an accredited education program for Nurse Practitioners.
Flexibility to travel and be adaptable.