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.