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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) Hospitalist

OB/GYNIncludes callNo nightsPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo 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

Per Diem OB/GYN Hospitalist Opportunity

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) OB-GYN is an enterprise of multiple practices across several counties in eastern Pennsylvania that serves women’s preventive, gynecological and obstetric needs.

Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest is seeking an OB laborist who will work with midwives, general OB-GYN physicians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists at our largest network maternity hospital.

LVHN OB-GYN supports more than 6,000 births annually and serves as a referral hospital for other in-network maternity hospitals and other regional facilities outside our health network.

Our laborists serve as the primary teaching faculty for the OB-GYN residents and medical students and work closely with our maternal fetal medicine physicians for management of high-risk patients.

Newborn services include a Level IV NICU and access to our Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital pediatricians, including medical and surgical specialists.

In a Career with LVHN, You Will

Work with a team spread across 30 service sites for obstetrics and gynecology across 11 counties serving women’s preventive gynecologic and obstetrics needs.

Have access to five Family Birth and Newborn Centers throughout the region providing maternity care.

Choose the setting in which you practice by working in intimate and familiar patient settings or busy bustling practices; some locations include gynecologic surgical care for women using traditional and advanced minimally invasive techniques.

Have opportunity to participate in education, clinical research, quality and patient safety, and health care administration if interested.

We reward our colleagues’ dedication and offer a benefits package that makes LVHN an even better place to work and grow your career. Now that LVHN is proudly part of Jefferson Health, we 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

  • Competitive salary
  • Performance/productivity-based incentives in addition to salary
  • Maximum total earnings potential above the 75th 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 paid in full
  • 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

  • Board-eligible or board-certified
  • A current PA Medical License or ability to obtain one is required
  • Ideally 3-5 years of clinical experience in obstetrics

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

700 E Norwegian St

Primary Location

Lehigh Valley Hospital- Schuylkill

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-45601 LVPG-S Ob/Gyn - Schuylkill

Key Responsibilities

The OB-GYN hospitalist will provide obstetric and gynecological care, including managing high-risk patients in collaboration with maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Additionally, the role involves serving as primary teaching faculty for OB-GYN residents and medical students.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Labor and deliveryHigh-risk pregnancy managementClinical teachingMinimally invasive surgeryQuality improvementMedical researchHealthcare administrationMaternal-fetal medicine collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) Hospitalist at Lehigh Valley Health Network a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Ob/gyn — ranked against 800 active Ob/gyn listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

OB/GYN — Physician Career Context

OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is down 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 6,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $46 per wRVU — implying roughly $299k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Top contract/1099 OB/GYN Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution6 jobs

2
<$365k
1
$400k
1
$416k
2
$455k-500k

Annual compensation range

#1

OBGYN Physician Charlottesville (Per Diem)Per Diem

Sentara Health · Charlottesville, Virginia

$373k-$494k
#2

OB/GYN Physician

Beth Israel Lahey Health · Exeter, New Hampshire

$315k-$466k
#3

Physician, OB/GYN – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

OB/GYN Opportunity | Mississippi Gulf Coast

$300k-$400k
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Ob/gyn listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 800 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Pottsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$153k
Typical market rent
$1,213/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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

Competitive salary
Performance-based incentives
Forgivable recruitment loan up to $100,000
Additional compensation for trainees
Health, dental, vision insurance
403(b)/401(a) retirement savings
Paid time off and sick time
Long-term disability coverage