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Lehigh Valley Health Network
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Critical Care Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP)

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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

NP: Pulmonary Disease With Critical Care

Our highly experienced clinicians deliver the most up-to-date, comprehensive care in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. Join our team of highly-collaborative, innovative critical care clinicians. The Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono ICU is a combined medical and surgical ICU with a total 24 beds. Join us to experience exciting growth in our critical care division.

The Critical Care team at Lehigh Valley Hospital consists of two physicians and two APC providers and we are looking to add to this team.

  • In the Critical Care ICU at LVH-Pocono, you will experience:
  • 12 shifts per month of coverage.
  • Typical shifts are 12 hours currently; however, the team works well together and has a lot of flexibility with the schedule and could consider 8- or 10-hour shifts.
  • Providers typically work 3 or 4 days consecutively.
  • Must be flexible for day vs night coverage.
  • Providers will work Day shift initially and work closely with the physicians for training.
  • Team works together to ensure even rotation of weekends and holidays.
  • Providers always can pick up additional shifts for moonlighting monies.
  • Call is taken by physicians only.
  • Providers will take part in procedures and should have familiarity but will also be trained by the Lehigh Valley Physician team. These procedures may include:
  • Central lines
  • Arterial lines
  • Dialysis Lines
  • Intubations

Benefits

We acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a generous benefits package that makes LVHN an even better place to work and grow your career. Some of our benefits include:

  • Resident and Fellow Educational Stipends
  • Health, dental, vision and 403(b) retirement savings
  • Student loan support, Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer
  • Malpractice insurance, medical license, DEA license, and others paid in full
  • Reimbursement for continuing medical education and technology
  • Relocation services (if applicable)

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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

206 E Brown St

Primary Location

Lehigh Valley Hospital- Pocono

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-35407 LVPG-P Critical Care Medicine - Pocono

Key Responsibilities

The CRNP will provide comprehensive care in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine within a 24-bed medical and surgical ICU. Responsibilities include performing clinical procedures such as central lines, arterial lines, dialysis lines, and intubations while working closely with the physician team.

Requirements

Candidates must be a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) with the ability to work flexible shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Familiarity with critical care procedures is required, though training will be provided by the Lehigh Valley Physician team.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Critical Care Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) at Lehigh Valley Health Network a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Critical Care Medicine (NP) — ranked against 109 active Critical Care Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Critical Care Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 58% 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).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Critical Care Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 109 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in East Stroudsburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$298k
Typical market rent
$1,970/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
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.

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

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About Lehigh Valley Health Network

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Allentown, Pennsylvania
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision and 403(b) retirement savings
Student loan support
Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer
Malpractice insurance, medical license, DEA license paid in full
Reimbursement for continuing medical education and technology
Relocation services (if applicable)
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Resident and Fellow Educational Stipends