Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) invites a BC/BE Orthopedic Surgeon to join us as the second surgeon in an employed practice in the Pocono mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Hazleton, Pa). This position will cover minimally invasive, joint replacement, carpal tunnel and fractures. Will have a dedicated Physician Assistant and take Emergency call 1:4.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton, formerly Hazleton General Hospital, has 150 beds and provides emergency care, inpatient acute care, rehab care at Gunderson Rehabilitation Center, maternity and home care. It is an accredited Primary Care Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center and a Bariatric Surgery Accredited Site. It is one of 5*full service hospital campuses in Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) which combine for over 1,300 inpatient beds network wide with 165*practices and a medical staff of over 1,400 providers. U.S. News & World Report has ranked LVHN among America*s Top Hospitals for 21*consecutive years and currently has two of our hospital campuses ranked in the top 20 hospitals in the state of Pennsylvania.
The Greater Hazleton Area is located in northeastern Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains and provides a choice between small town, suburban and rural communities that all have an excellent quality of life and moderate cost of living. This area is a popular vacation destination that offers year-round recreation including golfing, fishing, hunting, hiking, biking, and skiing. Just an hour drive north of Allentown, 2 hours north of Philadelphia and 2.5 hours west of New York City.