Physician

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking an Obstetrics and Gynecology physician to provide high-quality, cost-effective medical care.

The role includes participating in quality and performance improvement initiatives, collaborating with referring physicians, and educating patients and families. Applicants should have completed residency or fellowship in the field and be licensed to practice in the respective state.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school and completion of residency and/or fellowship in area of specialty required.
• Current or recent experience in area of specialty required.
• MD or DO - licensed by the state licensure board within the state of practice.
• Board Certified/Eligible in the area of specialty by the appropriate medical board required.
• Obtain and maintain medical staff membership and appropriate privileges.

Responsibilities

• Performs history and physical examination of all patients seen.
• Provides consultations on all patients as requested by other physicians.
• Rounds on assigned patients and those patients you are requested to see in collaboration with an AP as needed.
• Provides cost effective, high quality care based on best practice evidence based medicine.
• Maintains competency in assessment, treatment, development, and communication appropriate to patient age.

Education

Graduate of an accredited medical school and completion of residency and/or fellowship in area of specialty

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The St. Luke's Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician will provide high quality, cost effective medical care. This individual will also participate in quality, patient satisfaction, and performance improvement initiatives.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs history and physical examination of all patients seen.
• Provides consultations on all patients as requested by other physicians.
• Rounds on assigned patients and those patients who you are requested to see in collaboration with an AP as needed.
• Provides cost effective, high quality care based on best practice evidence based medicine.
• Makes best efforts to adhere to standardized orders and practice guidelines that have been approved by the medical staff.
• Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development, and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
• Provides regular, timely, and appropriate communication with referring physicians, patients, and their families.
• Participates in the education of patients and their families.
• Participates in regular meetings of the practice group.
• Remains current with Medical Records documentation and responds in a timely manner to requests for chart review and completion.
• Submits timely and accurate billing information.
• Supervises Advanced Practitioners.
• Attends appropriate continuing medical education so as to maintain Pennsylvania/New Jersey Licensure.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop effective working relationships within the hospital and St. Luke’s University Health Network.
• Performs duties as assigned and required within area of specialty or service line.

PHYSIAC AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Sitting for up to 5 hours per day; 1 hour at a time.
• Standing for up to 5 hours per day, 2 hours at a time.
• Walking for up to 3 hours per day; 1 hour at a time.
• Fingering and handling small objects frequently.
• Twisting and turning of hand occasionally.
• Consistently lift, carry, and push objects up to 10 lbs.
• Occasionally lift, carry and push objects up to 75 lbs.
• Transport patients weighing up to 250 lbs via wheelchair or stretcher.
• Frequently stoop and bend.
• Frequently reach above shoulder level.
• Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch.
• Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation.
• Seeing as is relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.

Graduate of an accredited medical school and completion of residency and/or fellowship in area of specialty required.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Current or recent experience in area of specialty required.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• MD or DO - licensed by the state licensure board within the state of practice.
• Board Certified/Eligible in the area of specialty by the appropriate medical board required.

OTHER:

• Obtain and maintain medical staff membership and appropriate privileges.
• Must be eligible and maintain eligibility as a provider of Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health programs.
• Provider shall meet all qualifications to participate in programs for professional malpractice and other liability coverage.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

Founded in 1872, St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of 4 billion, the Network's service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke's hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke's Children's Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare's five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World's Best Hospital. The Network's flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke's was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke's is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke's has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke's was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke's was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.

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