What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatrics - Nephrology Physician Job with Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA position at PracticeLink?
Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics is seeking to hire a Pediatric Nephrologist in the Allentown, PA area. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital is part of Lehigh Valley Health Network and is the region’s only children’s hospital.
Facility and Network Information:
Facility and Network Information:
- Hecht Family Children’s Specialty Center, located on the main campus of Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital (LVRCH), is the main practice site for pediatric specialties.
- LVRCH serves the eastern Pennsylvania region with a pediatric primary care network and a full complement of pediatric specialists.
- LVRCH’s Pediatric Residency Program trains 8 pediatric residents per class.
- LVHN is a regional branch campus for the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine 3rd and 4th year medical students enrolled in the USF SELECT program.
- Ambulatory services include our Children’s Cancer and Infusion Center and our Children’s Surgery Center, both located adjacent to the children’s hospital in our children’s specialty center.
- The neonatal team provides 24/7 coverage at 3 neonatal intensive care units throughout the region with a 40 bed Level-4 NICU at LVRCH.
- Our newly renovated 12 bed pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is staffed 24/7 by a team of in-house pediatric intensivists and pediatric critical care nurses.
- Our Children’s ER completed an expansion in 2021, more than doubling in size, and is the largest Children’s ER outside of Philadelphia with more than 25,000 visits a year.
- We have a pediatric certified burn center and a level 2 pediatric trauma program.
- MedEvac ground and air transport services provide access to emergent care at LVRCH.
- Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Trained
- Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible
- Ability to deliver excellent family-centered care and work toward program development, continuous improvement, and scholarly activities
- A current PA Medical License or ability to obtain a PA Medical License is required
- Highly Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Low-cost health insurance for employees and their families
- Generous CME allowance and time
- Generous vacation time
- Retirement programs
- Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
- Relocation Assistance
