Physician - Rheumatology - Flexible Schedule, Not for Profit, No Call, 8 Weeks Off

Rheumatology Opportunity in Great Falls, Montana

Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana, has a large multi-specialty group of physicians looking to add a Rheumatology colleague to our hospital employed practice. We pride ourselves on offering great patient focused care, a close group of physician colleagues, and a clinic employing dedicated clinical staff, and maintaining a work life balance so you can continue to find the joy in practicing medicine.

Details

• Current practice comprised of 1 Rheumatologist (locum) 5 Internal Medicine physicians, 4 APCs, 2 Infectious Disease physicians, and an Endocrinologist
• We will also consider hiring rheumatology APP support once we have a full time physician in place, if desired
• Long term, experienced rheumatology nursing team in addition to a robust support staff including: 11 office staff, 22 clinical staff member, and a prescription nurse
• Established patient panel maintained by a long-term locum physician who will remain until we find a permanent placement.
• Physician schedule is flexible: 4 days, 5 days or block schedule will also consider part time if desired
• Outpatient clinic has a beautiful infusion suite onsite (non-chemo)
• Certification in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound preferred but not required
• Opportunity for J1 waiver or H1B transfer if immigration support if needed with very experienced immigration team

Why We Stand Out

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure
• Over 400 employed providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures

How We Support You

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries + productivity and performance bonuses
• 8 weeks paid time off (6 PTO, 2 CME)
• Generous sign-on / relocation bonus
• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program
• Paid malpractice + tail
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues
• J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration council

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years. Benefis covers of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.