Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Opportunity in Bethlehem, PA!

St. Luke’s University Health Network, the region’s largest and most established health system, is seeking a Network Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine to lead the development of the Network’s first Pediatric Emergency Department.

Position Highlights:

• Lead and develop the Network’s Pediatric Emergency Medicine program across multiple campuses.

• Oversee the new Pediatric Emergency Department at the Bethlehem Campus.

• Drive pediatric care initiatives across additional network emergency departments.

• Maintain an active clinical practice in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

• Dedicated time for administrative, strategic, educational, and research responsibilities.

• Collaborate with leadership in emergency medicine, pediatrics, and graduate medical education.

Position Benefits:

• Exceptional Compensation Package:

  • Starting Bonus

  • Productivity Bonus

  • Relocation Assistance

• Comprehensive Benefits including:

  • Health and dental insurance

  • Malpractice coverage

  • CME allowance

• Opportunities for teaching, research, and strategic development

• A culture that values team-based care and innovation

Position Requirements:

• Board Certification in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience

• Demonstrated leadership and administrative experience

• Strong team-building and communication skills

• Willingness to combine clinical, administrative, and educational responsibilities

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue of $3.5 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 Fortune/Merative 11 times total and eight 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 has been named the Top Workplace in the large employer category by the Morning Call. This is the second year in a row that St. Luke’s has been recognized as a Top Workplace.  In addition, St. Luke’s has been named a Top Workplace nationally, in the Philadelphia region and in New Jersey. St. Luke’s is the ONLY healthcare institution in Pennsylvania and the third-highest ranked healthcare entity in the nation to be designated a Top Workplace in 2024.

In 2024, St. Luke's was named one of the Nation's Best Employers for New Grads, a top 10 ranked employer in Pennsylvania and the #1 ranked health care employer in the state by Forbes Magazine.