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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Occupational Medicine Physician Assistant (PA-C)

Physician Assistant 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo 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 providers in the Division of Occupational Medicine are ready to welcome a new colleague to their growing practices!

  • The Division of Occupational Medicine is ready to welcome a new colleague to our growing practice
  • Outpatient only practice, no inpatient

Office Hours Monday-Friday

  • Perform work injury evaluation and treatment, DOT, medical surveillance, pre placement physicals, and other specialty exams and fitness for duty evaluations
  • Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Certification
  • Epic EMR
  • No major holidays, or on-call responsibility

Job Qualifications

  • A network champion for Occupational Medicine and a passion for the clinical work
  • A valid Pennsylvania Certification/ License
  • Occupational Medicine experience preferred

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation with a superb benefits package
  • Low-cost health insurance for employees and their families
  • Generous CME allowance and time
  • Top-tier retirement programs
  • Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
  • Relocation assistance

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

50 Moisey Dr

Primary Location

Health Center at Hazleton

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-35504 LVPG-H Occupational Medicine - Station Circle

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will perform work injury evaluations, treatments, and various specialty exams including DOT and fitness for duty assessments. The role involves working in an outpatient setting with no inpatient responsibilities or on-call requirements.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Pennsylvania Certification or License as a Physician Assistant. Previous experience in occupational medicine is preferred, along with a passion for clinical work.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

DOT physicalsClinical documentation

Occupational Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 66% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

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).

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Medicine Physician Assistant (PA-C) at Lehigh Valley Health Network a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Medicine — ranked against 157 active Occupational Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 28 employers

12
<$145k
5
$145k-165k
7
$165k-185k
8
$185k-205k
1
$212k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

CME allowance
75% this job
401k / retirement match
75%
Sign-on bonus
57%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
11% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$195k-$212k
#2

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$100k-$200k
#3

Pain Management Physician Assistant

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 8.0
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 157 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Hazleton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$236k
Median resident rent
$1,089/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive compensation
Low-cost health insurance
Generous CME allowance and time
Top-tier retirement programs
Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
Relocation assistance