Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) Hospitalist

Specialty Position Overview

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) OB-GYN is an enterprise of multiple practices across several counties in eastern Pennsylvania that serves women’s preventive, gynecological and obstetric needs.

Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest is seeking an OB laborist who will work with midwives, general OB-GYN physicians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists at our largest network maternity hospital.

LVHN OB-GYN supports more than 6,000 births annually and serves as a referral hospital for other in-network maternity hospitals and other regional facilities outside our health network.

The laborists serve as the primary teaching faculty for the OB-GYN residents and medical students and 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.

In an ob laborist career with LVH–Cedar Crest, you will:

• Work with a team spread across 30 service sites for obstetrics and gynecology across 11 counties serving women’s preventive gynecologic and obstetrics needs.
• Have access to five Family Birth and Newborn Centers throughout the region providing maternity care.
• Choose the setting in which you practice by working in intimate and familiar patient settings or busy bustling practices; some locations include gynecologic surgical care for women using traditional and advanced minimally invasive techniques.
• Have opportunity to participate in education, clinical research, quality and patient safety, and health care administration if interested.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation and benefits for full-time ob laborist at LVH–Cedar Crest:

• Exceptional earning potential: Competitive salary
• Performance/productivity-based incentives in addition to salary
• Maximum total earnings potential above the 75th percentile
• Up to $100,000 forgivable recruitment loan
• Additional compensation support available for those who sign while in post-graduate training, equivalent to $2,500 per month while in training
• Comprehensive benefits: Health, dental, vision and 403(b)/401(a) retirement savings
• Cashiered paid time off and sick time
• Long-term disability coverage
• Student loan support, Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer
• Malpractice, medical license, DEA license renewals paid in full
• Career growth opportunities: Continuing medical education allowance and dedicated time off along with technology reimbursement
• Relocation assistance: Up to $10,000 available for qualifying candidates

Qualifications

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

Application

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