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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Transplant Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantNo callNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.

Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, 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. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region.

Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety.

These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Specialty

Our clinicians have a depth and breadth of surgical knowledge that are unmatched in the area, with expertise in less invasive techniques and innovative practices.

  • Transplant program with over 30 years of experience and the only program in the greater Lehigh Valley Region
  • Currently a high-volume kidney and pancreas program, with liver program in development
  • Robust living donor program
  • Minimally invasive/robotic donor and recipient programs

Large Vascular Access Practice

Join a team of unmatched surgical expertise. Many of our clinicians have trained at the nation’s best academic institutions and published promising research in prestigious medical journals. Practice with a team performing more than 85,000 surgeries every year – 25 percent more than other centers in the region.

  • In a Transplant Physician Assistant career, you’ll have the opportunity to:
  • Manage of Transplant Patients in various phases of care
  • First assist abdominal transplant surgeries
  • Work within a growing team of physicians and advanced practitioners
  • Be at the forefront of leading-edge technologies, delivering high-quality care to patients
  • An adaptable environment stays current with the latest advancements in medical technology

Benefits

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.

  • Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
  • CME Time and Allowance
  • Relocation (if applicable)

Qualifications

  • Pennsylvania license
  • Experience with first assisting in OR

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer.

In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law.

All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.

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Work Shift

Day Shift

Address

1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd

Primary Location

LVHN-1250 Cedar Crest

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-65123 LVPG-L Transplant Surgery - 1250 S Cedar Crest

Key Responsibilities

The Transplant Physician Assistant will manage transplant patients across various phases of care and serve as a first assistant during abdominal transplant surgeries. They will work collaboratively within a growing team of physicians and advanced practitioners to deliver high-quality care using leading-edge technologies.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Abdominal surgeryPatient managementRobotic surgeryMinimally invasive surgeryClinical research

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Transplant Physician Assistant at Lehigh Valley Health Network a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,354 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Transplant Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution34 jobs · 25 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
75% this job
Sign-on bonus
61%
Relocation assistance
25% this job
Loan repayment
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,354 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Allentown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k
Typical market rent
$1,710/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Lehigh Valley Health Network

Hospitals and Health Care
Allentown, Pennsylvania
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
CME Time and Allowance
Relocation Assistance