Rheumatology Physician

Rheumatology job opening in Elkhart, IN Located 100 miles from Chicago; 55 miles from Kalamazoo, MI; 160 miles from Indianapolis Opportunity Details :

• Full-time, permanent
• Practice Description : Physician-owned multi-specialty group practice with 32 physicians in 17 different specialties and sub-specialties; 40% primary care (general internal medicine and family medicine) and 60% surgical and non-surgical specialists. Comprehensive laboratory and imaging services and audiology and optical goods. eClinicalWorks EMR.
• Compensation : Annual guarantee 260,000 guarantee for two years with worked RVU incentive, signing bonus, relocation assistance and annual CME allowance.
• Qualifications and Training : Board certified or board eligible considered if residency completed in last 5 years. Excellent communication skills required.
• Clinic Hours : Monday through Thursday, Friday until noon.
• Number of existing physicians in specialty : One for practice and Elkhart County.
• Practice Environment : Private physician office with exam and procedure rooms as needed. Front office, back-office and support staff as needed.
• Hospital Environment : Modern, financially sound, full-service 312-bed single community hospital; level 3 trauma center, 16-bed ICU, 54-bed PCU; located within one mile from the Clinic. Good working relationship with hospital administration and medical staff.
• Call Rotation : Participate in internal medicine call rotation (4 days month) or take own call.
• Membership / Partnership : Expectation of ownership in clinic, which provides significant additional compensation opportunity.
• Reimbursement Environment : Clinic participates in traditional fee-for-service contracts with most Medicare, commercial and preferred provider plans; a few of these plans offer bonus incentives for quality performance. Clinic also participate in certain value-based preferred provider contracts that requiring the documentation and submission of cost and quality data.
• Area Description : Elkhart, Indiana, population of 50,000; Elkhart County population of 200,000. Strong manufacturing economy with a concentration in recreational vehicles and manufactured housing.