Generalist Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Palmer Township, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work. LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years and is a Magnet™ Hospital. Our hospitalists serve as the primary teaching faculty for the ob/gyn residents and medical students, and they work closely with our maternal fetal medicine physicians for management of high-risk patients. Newborn services include a Level IV NICU and access to our Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital pediatricians, including medical and surgical specialists. Limited hospital-based gynecology care may also be performed. Opportunities exist for participation in education, clinical research, quality and patient safety, and healthcare administration. LVHN has operated independent residency programs for nearly 100 years with a goal to provide the next generation with skills to be leaders, clinicians, and academicians. We offer an Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program and recently established a new Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship. We are a regional clinical campus of the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine and an accredited member of the nation’s Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems. In an obstetrics and gynecology career with LVHN, you will experience over 30 service sites for obstetrics and gynecology in 11 counties serving women’s preventive, gynecologic and obstetrics needs. Five Family Birth and Newborn Centers throughout the region provide maternity care. Additional locations provide gynecologic surgical care for women using traditional and advanced minimally invasive techniques. Multiple locations give physicians and APCs the option to choose the setting in which they practice, from intimate and familiar patient settings or busy bustling practices, to community-based programs or academic tertiary referral hospitals. Collaborate with a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurse midwives dedicated to providing exceptional care. Ability to teach and train students and residents at some locations.

Requirements

Board Eligible or Board Certified
A current PA Medical License or ability to obtain one is required
Ideally 3-5 years of clinical experience in obstetrics

Responsibilities

Work with midwives, ob/gyn hospitalists, and maternal-fetal medicine specialists at our largest network maternity hospital.
Manage high-risk patients in collaboration with maternal fetal medicine physicians.
Provide limited hospital-based gynecology care.
Participate in education, clinical research, quality and patient safety, and healthcare administration.
Teach and train students and residents at some locations.
Collaborate with a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurse midwives.