Geriatric Medicine Physician Assistant

Position Overview

LVHN provides extensive services to geriatrics across a variety of medical settings, including acute-care hospitals, acute rehabilitation units, post-acute care, outpatient primary and specialty care, long-term care and home- and facility-based hospice. LVHN functions as a major referral center for neighboring communities within a 50-mile radius.

• This position is located at our 17th Street hospital in beautiful Allentown, PA
• Days / Monday - Friday / 40 hours per week 
• Overnight call via phone from home, rotating, and divided equally amongst all team members.

LVHN’s division of geriatrics, housed within the departments of family and internal medicine, consists of 14 physicians and 10 nurse practitioners who provide care for a vast variety of diagnoses across multiple settings. Our geriatricians have been awarded multiple grant-projects and work with family medicine residents and University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine students to produce unique research projects, abstracts and case reports yielding publications and presentations on a national level.

In a geriatrics career with LVHN, you’ll experience:

• A flexible schedule that promotes work-life balance and professional fulfillment.
• A highly collaborative environment, supported by a large health network and our health institutes, including:
• Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute
• Lehigh Valley Heart Institute
• Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence

Benefits & Perks

As a nationally certified Great Place to Work™, we acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a generous Total Rewards package that makes LVHN an even better place to work and grow your career.  Explore our benefits.

• Starting Bonus
• Resident and Fellow Educational Stipends
• Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
• CME Time and Allowance
• Relocation (if applicable)

Qualifications

• Must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Geriatrics
• A valid PA Medical License, or ability to obtain one, is required
• Permitted to work within the US