Staff Physician - Rheumatologist

Job Title

Rheumatologist

Job Description

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Directs patient care in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of adult patients presenting with illnesses related to Rheumatologic conditions.
• Provides evaluation and ongoing care management for patients with a wide variety of Rheumatologic conditions using various modalities of care (e.g. VA Video Connect, Telephone, E-consult).
• Inpatient Rheumatology consults and follow-up for patients in the Community Living Center (CLC) and Center for Rehabilitation and Extended Care (CREC)
• Outpatient Rheumatology consults and follow-up
• Performance of rheumatologic procedures.
• Ordering of diagnostic imaging studies and labs.
• Participating actively in performance improvement and attending assigned meetings or process action teams.
• Management of patients requiring biologics and IV bisphosphonates
• Reviews no-shows, contacting patients for abnormal lab tests, review of requests for refills.

Benefits

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM, May be required to cover evenings and weekends.