We offer flexibility to design your own position in our program as part of a hybrid group that includes 8 geriatricians, 2 internal medicine physicians, 2 Family practice physicians and 8 nurse practitioners. All call is telephone only, and shared among the whole group.
Our group provides the following services :
In patient consultations at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest and a strong collaboration with the Trauma Division
Post-Acute Services in sub-acute and skilled nursing facilities
Nursing facility and Personal Care practices with opportunities for Medical Directorships
The Fleming Memory Center – an outpatient center offering comprehensive evaluation and support services with a social worker and patient liaison. Awarded an AOA PPHF Alzheimer's Disease Initiative -Supportive Services grant in 2016 to develop caregiver education and support.
Opportunities for teaching, research and academic career advancement are available. We are active in the teaching of IM and FP residents, Medical students, Nurse Practitioner students and Palliative care fellows. Physicians at LVHN are eligible for faculty appointments at USF, the hospitals academic affiliate. We offer a unique program, USF SELECT, which recruits and develops medical students with the intellectual perspective, empathy, creativity and passion to change patient care, the health of communities and the medical profession.
As part of LVHN’s employed physician group, we offer attractive salaries with potential for annual bonuses, outstanding benefits, signing bonuses, student loan support, and education stipends that pay a monthly allowance until you finish training.
PTO/CME: 4 weeks annually of PTO plus 6 public holidays, and 40 hours for approved CME with a stipend of $4000 of which $1500 can be used to purchase technology if desired.