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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Family Medicine Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 6mo ago

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: Job Description Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is growing to serve our community. More than 2,000 primary care and specialty physicians, as well as more than 800 advanced practice clinicians, are employed by the health network through LVPG.

This practice will be located in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania in Carbon County. This will be a brand-new location where you will have the opportunity to build your own panel. The office will be open Monday-Friday 8a-5p with call being rotated between all the Physician's and APC's in the region.

Patient slot durations consist of 40 minutes for new, wellness/preventative for 45 and older, TOC, and medical clearance and 20 minutes for wellness/preventative for under 45, return patients and acute visits. Full time is considered 36 patient facing hours with part time being considered.

The division of internal medicine is growing with more than 20 practices and 100 clinicians. In an internal medicine career with LVHN, you’ll experience: Flexible Monday-Friday schedules Call is shared with other practices in the region and goes to nurse triage first.

Onsite and remote care team to support physician with in-basket work.

Career development opportunities in teaching, research and physician leadership 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.

Starting and Retention Bonus Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage CME Time and Allowance Relocation (if applicable) Free Scribe Services Eligible for a sizeable end of the year bonus LVHN offers clinicians the strength of a large network, an integrated medical staff, and a platform to develop and grow your clinical, research, academic and educational career.

Join an amazing team of internists who are committed to quality outcomes and provide patient-centered, progressive primary care.

Qualifications

At least 2 years of Primary Care experience Must be Board Eligible or Board Certified A current Pennsylvania Medical License or the ability to obtain one is required 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.

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Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases, our employees or any other organization location. Lehigh Valley Health Network is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Work Shift: Day Shift Address: 101 E 10th St Primary Location: Jim Thorpe - 101 East 10th Street Position Type: Onsite Union: Not Applicable Work Schedule: Department: 1012-20154 LVPG-L Family Med - Jim Thorpe Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is the region’s largest employer and health care provider of choice.

Our nearly 20,000 health care professionals take pride in what they do and are driven by our mission to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community. Submit your Resume to join our Talent Network and stay informed about future opportunities! LVHN is honored to be certified as a Great Place to Work®.

LVHN’s culture of trust – and the positive things colleagues said about working at LVHN when surveyed by Great Place to Work and Fortune – align perfectly with what makes a great workplace. This designation tells you that LVHN is a great place to work from hire to retire.

If you are someone who aligns with LVHN’s core values – Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration and Excellence – you will have a rewarding and successful career here.

Key Responsibilities

The role involves providing patient-centered, progressive primary care in a brand-new location in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, where the practitioner will have the opportunity to build their own patient panel. Responsibilities include managing patient slots with durations ranging from 20 to 40 minutes for various visit types, with shared regional call duties.

Requirements

Candidates must possess at least two years of experience in Primary Care and must be Board Eligible or Board Certified. A current Pennsylvania Medical License or the ability to obtain one is mandatory for this position.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Family MedicinePatient CarePreventative CareIn-basket Work Support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner at Lehigh Valley Health Network a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,352 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
40% this job
Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
8% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,332 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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

Living in Jim Thorpe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Median resident rent
$908/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (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

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Allentown, Pennsylvania
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Starting and Retention Bonus
Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
CME Time and Allowance
Relocation (if applicable)
Free Scribe Services
Eligible for a sizeable end of the year bonus