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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Hellertown, Pennsylvania

Internal Medicine Primary Care Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantNo 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

This position is located in Hellertown Pennsylvania in Northampton County. At our Hellertown practice, there will be 1 Physician and 1 APC to start. The office is open 8a-5p with call being rotated with other Physician and APC's in the region.

Patient slot durations consist of 40 minutes for new, wellness/preventative for 46 and older, TOC, and medical clearance and 20 minutes for wellness/preventative45 years old and under, return patients and acute visits. Full time is considered 36 patient facing hours with part time and per diem 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 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

  • Valid License/Certification in Pennsylvania, or the ability to obtain one
  • 2 years of Primary Care/Urgent Care experience preferred

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

708 Main St

Primary Location

Health Center at Hellertown

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-30126 LVPG-L Internal Medicine - Hellertown

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide patient-centered primary care in an internal medicine practice, managing patient visits including wellness exams, acute care, and medical clearances. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and participate in a rotated call schedule to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPreventative careClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Internal Medicine Primary Care Physician Assistant at Lehigh Valley Health Network a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Internal Medicine (PA) — ranked against 68 active Internal Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Internal Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 72% have no call, 76% 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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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.8
Better work-life than 70% of Internal Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 68 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Hellertown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$355k
Typical market rent
$2,168/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
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.

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

Hospitals and Health Care
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 sizeable end of year bonus
Flexible Monday-Friday schedules
Call goes to nurse triage first