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Rheumatologist - Huntington Foundation Medical Group - Pasadena, CA

RheumatologyIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$250K - $350K

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Job Description

Join a physician-led medical group affiliated with one of Southern California's premier health systems.

We are a physician organization partnered with Huntington Hospital, a nationally recognized, nonprofit hospital, and an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Medical Group.

We are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care through a collaborative team of primary care physicians and specialists serving the greater Pasadena community.

We are seeking a Rheumatologist to join our growing specialty practice in Pasadena, California. This is an excellent opportunity to build a thriving practice while working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team in a supportive, collegial environment.

Position Highlights

  • Approximately 90% outpatient clinical practice and 10% inpatient consultative care.
  • Practice in a well-supported specialty clinic with access to Huntington Hospital.
  • Collaborative physician culture with an established referral network.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive rheumatology care in the outpatient specialty clinic and inpatient consultative services at Huntington Hospital.
  • Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with rheumatologic and autoimmune conditions.
  • Order and interpret laboratory studies, imaging, and diagnostic procedures to develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Collaborate with referring physicians and multidisciplinary care teams to deliver coordinated, high-quality patient care.
  • Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and serve as a clinical resource within the organization.

Our compensation philosophy: We offer a competitive total compensation and benefits package to our physicians. The total pay range shown takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications /licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This total pay range includes incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.

Pay Range: $250,000 - $350,000 Total Cash Compensation.

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research.

Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients.

Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

With a growing number of primary urgent and specialty care locations across Southern California, Cedars-Sinai’s medical network serves people near where they live. Delivering coordinated, compassionate healthcare you can join our network of clinicians and physicians to improve the healthcare people throughout Los Angeles and beyond.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be board-certified or board-eligible in Rheumatology. Applicants must be eligible for California medical licensure and possess strong clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical judgmentTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationAutoimmune disease managementMusculoskeletal disease managementInpatient consultationCommunication skillsLaboratory interpretationImaging interpretation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Rheumatologist - Huntington Foundation Medical Group - Pasadena, CA at Cedars-Sinai a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Rheumatology — ranked against 138 active Rheumatology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Rheumatology — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$300k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $271k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Rheumatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 138 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k≈ 3.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.