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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Urologist

UrologyIncludes 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 urologists have a depth and breadth of surgical knowledge that are unmatched in the area, with expertise in less-invasive techniques and robotic technology.

At Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, you’ll be part of a team that is setting the bar for improved outcomes, efficiency of care and colleague and patient satisfaction.

Join our team of physicians who perform with unmatched surgical expertise and have trained at the nation’s best academic institutions and published promising research in prestigious medical journals.

In a urologist career with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), you will:

Receive support from the largest, most advanced robotics program in the region utilizing the da Vinci SP® (single port) robotic surgery system, high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer and aquablation and *UroLift® for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Join LVHN urological centers of excellence including center for urology oncology and advanced robotic surgery, center for BPH, men’s health and male infertility, center for genitourinary reconstruction and voiding dysfunction and center for endourology and stone disease.

  • Experience a well-established network urology service line that employs more than 150 dedicated staff members.
  • Work within a community hospital environment with the support of a large network.
  • Have clinical support with dedicated urology physician assistants and a favorable call schedule.
  • Compensation and benefits for full-time urologist at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Scranton

We acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a benefits package that makes LVH-Scranton an even better place to work and grow your career. And now that LVHN is proudly a part of Jefferson Health, we can offer current and future clinicians new educational and development opportunities at Thomas Jefferson University across our larger service area. We leverage its position as a world-class medical institution to recruit the best and brightest clinicians.

Some of Our Compensation and Benefits Highlights Include

Exceptional Earning Potential

  • Highly-competitive salary at or above the 75th percentile
  • Performance/productivity-based incentives in addition to salary
  • Maximum total earnings potential at or above the 90th percentile
  • Up to $100,000 forgivable recruitment loan

Additional compensation support available for those who sign while in post-graduate training, equivalent to $2,500 per month while in training

Comprehensive Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision and 403(b)/401(a) retirement savings
  • Competitive paid time off and sick time
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Student loan support, Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer
  • Malpractice, medical license, DEA license renewals and others paid in full
  • Abridge, a free and powerful AI scribe solution
  • Career growth opportunities: Continuing medical education allowance and dedicated time off along with technology reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance: Up to $10,000 available for qualifying candidates

Qualifications

  • A champion for urology and a passion for the clinical work
  • Must be U.S. board-eligible or board-certified
  • Must have a valid Pennsylvania Medical License or ability to obtain one

*Reference to any third-party product or service is not an endorsement of such product or service but is provided for information purposes only.

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

300 Lackawanna Ave

Primary Location

Scranton- Lackawanna Avenue

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-65112 LVPG-L Urology - Steamtown

Key Responsibilities

The urologist will perform advanced surgical procedures using robotic technology and provide comprehensive care within the urology service line. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes and contribute to the center's research and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Da Vinci SP robotic surgery systemUrologic oncologyStone disease managementProstate cancer treatmentClinical research

Urology — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$326k (308 salary observations; 2,771 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (10,692 salary observations; 60,701 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

What does the Physician market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in urologyranked against 290 Urology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Pennsylvania vs national$326k median in Pennsylvania$308k nationally (+6%)308 state / 10,692 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Pennsylvania930 active22,748 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repayment$100k sign-on · loan repaymentPennsylvania Physician listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $65k) · 16% offer loan repayment930 active listings, Oct 2026
Urology hiring demand#1 of 26 specialtiespostings stay open a median 92 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 105 postings, 47 closed
New Urology listings129 in the last 30 days101 the 30 days before (+28%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+3.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Implied production pay~$329k$47/wRVU × 7,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (290 Urology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Urologist Jobs

11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

11 jobs · 9 employers
4
<$460k
2
$460k-570k
3
$570k-680k
1
$786k
1
$898k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

11 jobs · 9 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
1
5-6
10
7-8
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9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physician - Urology

Capital Health (US) · Newtown, Pennsylvania

$464k-$898k
#2

Pediatric Urologist

Valley Children’s Healthcare · Madera, California

$609k-$786k
#3

Urologist - Mens Health - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - North Houston Campus

$384k-$672k
#4

Physician - Urologist

$625k
+ 9 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Urology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 290 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes call
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About Lehigh Valley Health Network

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

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive salary at or above 75th percentile
Performance/productivity-based incentives
Up to $100,000 forgivable recruitment loan
Additional compensation for those in training ($2,500/month)
Health, dental, vision insurance
403(b)/401(a) retirement savings
Competitive paid time off and sick time
Long-term disability coverage

Living in Scranton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,346/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
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 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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