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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Family Medicine Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantIncludes callNo 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

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is growing to serve our community. This is a great opportunity for physicians and advanced practice clinicians to join our primary care division. 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 is located in Nazareth PA. At this practice there are 3 Physicians and 1 APC. The practice is open Monday-Friday with call being rotated with clinicians in the region.

Patient slot durations consist of 40 minutes for new patients, child wellness/preventative, wellness/preventative for 46 and older, TOC, and medical clearances and 20 minutes for wellness/preventative for 45 and under, return patients and acute visits. Full time is considered 36 patient facing hours with part time being considered.

  • In a family medicine career with LVHN, you’ll experience:
  • Variety of practice settings
  • Flexible Monday-Friday schedule
  • Free scribe services
  • Onsite and remote care team to support physicians and APCs
  • LVPG primary care APCs provide care for their own patient panel and see additional acute and follow up patients from the practice, as needed.
  • Call is shared with other practices in the region and goes to nurse triage first.
  • There are opportunities to teach nurse practitioner and physician assistant students, if interested

LVHN offers clinicians the strength of a large network, an integrated medical staff, and a platform to develop and grow their clinical, research, academic and educational career. Join a department that is patient-centered, progressive and committed to finding joy in the practice of primary care.

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)
  • Eligible for a sizeable end of the year bonus

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience as a clinician in Family Medicine/Urgent Care/Emergency Medicine preferred
  • A Valid PA Medical License or 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. 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

863 Nazareth Pike

Primary Location

Nazareth Pike

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-20138 LVPG-L Family Med - Nazareth

Key Responsibilities

Provide care for an assigned primary care patient panel and see additional acute and follow-up patients as needed. Participate in regional call coverage, which is routed through nurse triage first, and may teach nurse practitioner and physician assistant students.

Key Skills

Patient CareAcute CareFollow-Up CarePreventive CareClinical AssessmentCare CoordinationPatient-Centered CareTeaching

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Physician Assistant 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 Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 814 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% 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).

Family Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in family medicine (pa)ranked against 814 Family Medicine (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Pennsylvania27 active819 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (814 Family Medicine (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Family Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 814 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call
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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 assistance
End of year bonus

Living in Nazareth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$388k
Typical market rent
$1,686/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 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.