Internal Medicine Physician

Internal Medicine Physician at Lehigh Valley Health Network summary :

The Internal Medicine Physician at Lehigh Valley Health Network provides high-quality, accessible care to underserved populations while partnering with multidisciplinary teams. The role emphasizes teaching as 60% of the time is dedicated to mentoring medical residents in a community health center setting. Physicians are expected to engage in direct patient care and coordinate comprehensive services to enhance patient outcomes in a supportive and educational environment.

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is growing to serve our community. More than 2,000 primary care and specialty physicians, as well as more than 800 advanced practice clinicians, are employed by the health network through LVPG.

This position is located in Allentown Pennsylvania at Valley Health Partners Community Health Center. Valley Health Partners Community Health Center (VHP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health & wellness of the Lehigh Valley vulnerable community members and is recognized as a Federally Qualified Health Center-Look Alike (FQHC-LA). VHP Lehigh Valley Physicians Practice provides direct patient care to vulnerable populations, including underserved communities, elderly patients, and those with limited access to healthcare resources. Physicians partner with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive and patient-centered care for vulnerable populations, including internal referrals to social services and other community resources. VHP Lehigh Valley Physicians Practice (LVPP) is seeking a Physician who is passionate about providing high-quality, accessible, cost-effective adult primary care to a highly complex patient population and serving as a role model for medical residents, demonstrating professionalism, compassion, and empathy in patient care and teaching interactions.

We are seeking a Physician who has a passion in teaching as well as working in an underserved community. The position will be split into 60% of the time teaching residents and 40% of the time practicing. Lehigh Valley Physician Practice is open Monday-Friday 8a-5p and has 4 Physicians, 3 APC's, and 30 other team members that you will be working with. LVPP has robust embedded wrap around services and resources such as behavioral health, diabetes educators, social workers, RN case managers, and pharmacists. LVPP is also the ambulatory training site for Internal Medicine, transitional year, and psych residents. Call is rotated between the Physicians and APCs at this practice. Hospital rounding will be expected on average 7-8 weekends.

The division of internal medicine is growing with more than 20 practices and 100 clinicians.

In an Internal Medicine career with LVHN, you ll experience :

• Flexible Monday-Friday schedules
• Call is shared with other practices in the region and goes to nurse triage first.
• Onsite and remote care team to support physician with in-basket work.
• Career development opportunities in teaching, research and physician leadership
• Academic appointment is available through our affiliation with the University of South Florida Medical School.

Benefits & Perks :

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.

LVHN offers clinicians the strength of a large network, an integrated medical staff, and a platform to develop and grow your clinical, research, academic and educational career. Join an amazing team of internists who are committed to quality outcomes and provide patient-centered, progressive primary care.

Keywords :

Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Healthcare, Patient Care, Teaching, Community Health, Vulnerable Populations, Multidisciplinary Teams, Medicare, Cost-effective Care