Rheumatology Staff Physician

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.

US Department of Veterans Affairs