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Allentown, Pennsylvania

Associate Medical Director – Inpatient Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine & RehabilitationNo nightsFull-Time

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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.

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Jefferson Health, Lehigh Valley Region

Lead. Innovate. Make a Difference in Rehabilitation Medicine.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a qualified, motivated physician to serve as Associate Medical Director for its Inpatient Rehabilitation Centers in Allentown and Bethlehem. This leadership opportunity is ideal for a physician committed to clinical excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement, and outstanding patient outcomes in inpatient rehabilitation.

The Associate Medical Director will support the Medical Director at the Allentown facility and serve as Acting Medical Director at the Muhlenberg facility, helping ensure high-quality, patient-centered rehabilitation services across both locations.

Position Overview

The Associate Medical Director will help oversee the delivery and coordination of comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation services, promote evidence-based clinical practices, and support regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and effective interdisciplinary care.

Working closely with staff physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing, therapy, administration, and case management teams, this individual will help advance program quality, patient satisfaction, and clinical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Patient Care

  • Provide high-quality medical and rehabilitation care consistent with current best practices.
  • Coordinate interdisciplinary treatment plans for medically complex rehabilitation patients.
  • Support quality, safety, and patient-centered care initiatives.

Operations & Compliance

Assist in coordinating physician coverage, continuity of medical leadership, and program operations across rehabilitation centers

Promote compliance with CMS, CARF, and hospital medical staff requirements

Collaboration & Program Development

Partner with rehabilitation leadership colleagues in quality improvement initiatives, evaluation of key performance indicators, and action planning

  • Contribute to program development, community outreach, and accreditation maintenance
  • Support education, research, and professional development initiatives

Qualifications

Board Certified

  • Strong clinical judgment, leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.
  • Experience managing complex rehabilitation patients in an interdisciplinary setting.

Knowledge of inpatient rehabilitation documentation, medical necessity, utilization review, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

  • Attractive Work Schedule & Starting Bonus
  • Highly Competitive compensation with a superb benefits package
  • Low-cost health insurance for employees and their families
  • CME allowance and time
  • Top-tier retirement programs
  • Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
  • Relocation Assistance

Why Join Jefferson Health?

Become part of a collaborative rehabilitation leadership team dedicated to helping patients regain function, maximize independence, and achieve meaningful recovery.

This role offers the opportunity to influence clinical quality, strengthen interdisciplinary care, support program development, and contribute to the continued success of inpatient rehabilitation services.

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

1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd

Primary Location

Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-35144 LVPG-L Physiatry Inpatient

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Team managementEvidence-based practice

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Physician Career Context

Of the 30 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 67% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$307k (386 salary observations; 2,587 listings), vs ~$296k nationally (14,292 salary observations; 59,071 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physician market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $375k (middle half $268k–$378k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Pennsylvania vs national$307k median in Pennsylvania$296k nationally (+4%)386 state / 14,292 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Pennsylvania935 active22,889 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 67% no call · 57% no weekends30 benchmarked listings
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 6 employers
3
<$270k
0
$270k-300k
4
$300k-330k
14
$350k
1
$400k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 6 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
26% this job
Relocation assistance
16% this job
Sign-on bonus
11% this job
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Medicine & Rehab Physician/ Physiatrist Far Rockaway NY (LI)

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Far Rockaway, New York

starting at $150k
#2

Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician - Warsaw, MO

Vohra Physicians · Warsaw, Missouri

$200k-$350k
#3

Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician - Greenville, NC

$200k-$350k
#4

Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician - Macon, MO

$200k-$350k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 203 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lehigh Valley Health Network

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

Benefits & Perks

Attractive Work Schedule & Starting Bonus
Highly Competitive compensation with a superb benefits package
Low-cost health insurance for employees and their families
CME allowance and time
Top-tier retirement programs
Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
Relocation Assistance

Living in Allentown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,686/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.