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St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Crestview Hills, Kentucky

Rheumatology - Physician

RheumatologyFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Type: Regular

Scheduled Hours

40

Job Description

Overview

Board Certified/Board Eligible Rheumatologist wanted to join our growing, well-respected group, with the full support of our award-winning hospital system, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, in Crestview Hills, KY located minutes from Downtown Cincinnati and CVG International Airport. Join the St. Elizabeth team and enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package, a great place to live and work, and a very substantial referral base. Relocation assistance is also available.

Competitive compensation

Flexible schedule

CME/Generous Benefits and retirement/Malpractice Coverage

Light call, currently every 2 weeks every 12 weeks.

Teaching options: University of Kentucky Medical students if desired

EPIC EMR

Public student loan forgiveness (PSLF)

Physician Led Administration

  • State of the art facilities with full support of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, an award-winning system serving over 385K patients
  • Local charm and hospitality of Northern Kentucky with all that Cincinnati offers just minutes away

The rheumatology team at St. Elizabeth Physicians is composed of board-certified rheumatologists who are dedicated to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of rheumatic diseases. These include conditions affecting joints, soft tissues, autoimmune disorders, arthritic and connective tissue disorders, and vasculitis.

Key Highlights

  • Expertise: The team is recognized for their high level of training and experience, staying at the forefront of medical advances in rheumatology.
  • Comprehensive Care: They offer personalized care plans and collaborate with other specialists to improve patient outcomes.
  • Conditions Treated: Some of the conditions they manage include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, Sjögren's syndrome, polymyalgia rheumatica, osteoporosis, and gout.
  • Services Provided: The team provides laboratory services, X-ray services, bone density testing, and infusion treatments.

About St. Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providers and more than 2,000 non-provider associates. We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores.

St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 409,000 patients in our more than 121 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence. St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best.

Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristic that is protected by state or federal law.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide comprehensive care for patients with rheumatic diseases, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. They will also collaborate with other specialists to develop personalized care plans and improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Rheumatology. The role requires a commitment to patient-centered care and the ability to work within a multi-specialty physician group.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningAutoimmune disease managementArthritis treatmentVasculitis managementClinical collaboration

Rheumatology — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Rheumatologist Jobs

5 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution5 jobs · 4 employers

1
$327k
1
$357k
1
$371k
1
$420k
1
$1000k

Annual compensation range

#1

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Essentia Health · Duluth, Minnesota

$1000k
#2

Physician - Rheumatology

Sanford Health · Bemidji, Minnesota

$420k
#3

Rheumatologist - Lake Success, NY

$224k-$371k
#4

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$224k-$357k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Rheumatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Crestview Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$347k
Median resident rent
$1,481/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Edgewood, KY
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Flexible Schedule
CME
Generous Benefits and Retirement
Malpractice Coverage
Relocation Assistance
Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
EPIC EMR