General Pediatrician
Reported by 27 physicians · state cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Schedule
- Day shift; balanced mix of well visits, urgent visits, and follow-up care · Reduced by after-hours nurse triage system
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $298k – $365k
- Practice
- Outpatient (primary location: LVPG Pond Road), with access to broad inpatient/specialty infrastructure · Multi-site health network (LVHN) with children's hospital, inpatient unit, NICU, PICU, pediatric ER, ambulatory surgery center
27 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
General Pediatrician role at Lehigh Valley Health Network offering a mix of well visits, urgent visits, and follow-up care across 12+ sites, supported by an after-hours nurse triage system to reduce call burden. Benefits include a starting bonus, resident/fellow educational stipends, malpractice with tail coverage, CME time and allowance, and relocation assistance.
What the posting highlights
- After-hours nurse triage system in place to reduce after-hours call burden; 50+ pediatricians across 12+ sites
- Care setting: Primarily outpatient (well visits, urgent visits, follow-up care); inpatient infrastructure available but outpatient focus implied
- Patient population: Pediatric patients across the Lehigh Valley region
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $298k – $365k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 27 recent physician reports · state cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 27 recent, approved physician reports (state cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Lehigh Valley Health Network (PA)
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Outpatient (primary location: LVPG Pond Road), with access to broad inpatient/specialty infrastructure
- Facility type
- Multi-site health network (LVHN) with children's hospital, inpatient unit, NICU, PICU, pediatric ER, ambulatory surgery center
- Beds
- 50
- Trauma level
- Level IV NICU; Level II PICU (at LVH-Cedar Crest)
- Patient population
- Pediatric patients across the Lehigh Valley region
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Day shift; balanced mix of well visits, urgent visits, and follow-up care
- Call burden
- Reduced by after-hours nurse triage system
- Shift type
- Day shift
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Primarily outpatient (well visits, urgent visits, follow-up care); inpatient infrastructure available but outpatient focus implied
- Coverage model
- After-hours nurse triage system in place to reduce after-hours call burden; 50+ pediatricians across 12+ sites
- Admin burden
- Not specified
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- No
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 3 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 52%
Full 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:
Peds: GeneralFrom general pediatrics to the region’s most pediatric specialties, the department of pediatrics is a great place to start or continue your career. In addition to the pediatric specialty services provided at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital cares for kids across the region at multiple Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) locations.
Position/Practice info:
Provides health and wellness services to a large population across the Lehigh Valley, with the additional support system of over 12 sites and 50 pediatricians
Care is offered for an extensive portfolio of conditions to treat the whole child not just a disease or offer only preventative care
Your schedule will offer you a balanced mix of well visits, urgent visits, and follow-up care opportunities
Patients and providers are able to utilize the extension of afterhours nurse triage system which reduces amount of after hour calls added on to your busy life to allow for work-life balance with your family
In a pediatrics career with LVHN, you’ll experience:
The region’s most pediatric specialties
50-bed pediatric inpatient unit
36-bed Level IV NICU at LVH–Cedar Crest
12-bed Level II PICU
13-bed adolescent psychiatric unit
Children’s Cancer and Multipurpose Infusion Center
2 Children’s ExpressCARE locations
The region’s only 24/7 children’s ER
Children’s ambulatory surgery center
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 Bonus
Resident and Fellow Educational Stipends
Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
CME Time and Allowance
Relocation (if applicable)
Qualifications
Must be Board Eligible or Board Certified
A current PA Medical License or ability to obtain one is require
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Work Shift:
Day ShiftAddress:
1611 Pond RdPrimary Location:
LVPG Pond RoadPosition Type:
OnsiteUnion:
Not ApplicableWork Schedule:
Department:
1012-10103 LVPG-L Pediatrics - Pond Rd