OB laborist opportunity with LVHN:

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 an ob laborist career with LVH–Cedar Crest, 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.

Compensation and benefits for full-time ob laborist at LVH–Cedar Crest

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 75^th 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

• 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

LVHN is now proudly a part of Jefferson Health. We are coming together for the future of care. Our combined health system is now one of the top 15 not-for-profit health systems in the country, creating a network of care that will positively affect generations to come. Jefferson and LVHN will bring an even stronger commitment to the Lehigh Valley and northeastern Pennsylvania, growing programs and services in the region. 

Individuals are required to adhere to all LVHN vaccination policies in effect at the time of hire. Employees will be subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol testing. Please note that safety sensitive positions cannot test positive for marijuana or its metabolites, medical or otherwise.

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.