Emergency Medicine Physician

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Hellertown, PA

4d•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 seven 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

Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM)
Active PA Medical License
Sound medical knowledge and clinical skills
Great communication and teamwork skills
Strong work ethics and integrity

Responsibilities

Care for patients in the emergency department.
Collaborate with advanced practice clinicians and specially trained emergency nurses.
Participate in a large, multi-site employed group of emergency physicians.
Provide care in high-volume EDs, small-town community hospital EDs, and the region's only Children's Hospital and PICU.
Contribute to specialized trauma care within the health system's trauma system.