Rheumatologist

Carilion Clinic is seeking a BC/BE Rheumatologist to join a thriving university-based academic practice in Roanoke, Virginia. This role offers the chance to provide comprehensive rheumatological care, engage in teaching opportunities with medical students and fellows, and participate in research. The position is ideal for a physician looking for professional growth within a supportive and expanding academic environment.

Practice Info

• Well-established group of six rheumatologists in a university-based academic practice
• Practice sees a wide variety of rheumatological cases
• Offers full-spectrum, state-of-the-art, collaborative investigational and treatment services
• Includes a Systemic Lupus, Difficult to treat RA and Gout specialty clinic
• Includes a fellowship lead USS guided procedure clinic
• Large referral base of primary care physicians (200+)

Responsibilities

• Providing ambulatory care in the out-patient clinic
• Providing on-call in-person and virtual consultative services to hospital patients
• Teaching a variety of learners including medical students, medical residents, and rheumatology fellows and fellows from other specialties on rheumatology elective
• Involvement with the fellowship program (as desired)
• Research opportunities, including translation, clinical and trial-based research
• Leadership opportunities within the fellowship, the division and the department
• Involvement with ACGME both within the division and the hospital system (for the right candidate)

Compensation

• Min Starting Salary: $265,000
• Max Starting Salary: $380,000
• Additional annual compensation from bonus programs is available
• Signing Bonus: Yes
• Relocation Paid: Yes
• Guaranteed base salary with productivity and quality bonus and performance incentives

Benefits

• CME: Yes
• Comprehensive benefits package with savings plan and employer funded pension plan
• Carilion funded pension plan
• 403(b) and 457(b) savings plan

Shift & Schedule

• 4.5 day (90% clinical) per week work week
• Call 1:7 (second on-call)

Requirements

• BC/BE Rheumatologist
• Experience would be a plus (not required)
• H-1B and J-1 visa sponsorship available