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Charleston, Illinois

Rheumatologist | Flexible Outpatient Schedule | Charleston, Illinois

RheumatologyFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Posting Title: Rheumatologist | Flexible Outpatient Schedule | Charleston, Illinois
  • Location: Charleston, Illinois
  • Specialty: Rheumatology
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Type(s): Full-time, Permanent | Part-time and flexible schedule options

Work Schedule

  • Flexible Outpatient Schedule | Full-Time or Part-Time Considered
  • Compensation: Competitive compensation based on current MGMA Rheumatology benchmarks, training, and experience
  • New Grads/Practicing: Practicing Rheumatologists and candidates with future availability considered
  • Visa Sponsorship(s): No visa sponsorship available

Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Board Eligible or Board Certified Rheumatologist for a permanent outpatient opportunity offering full-time or part-time schedules in East Central Illinois.

The practice can be flexible regarding physician availability and schedule design, including full-time, part-time, and creative outpatient scheduling arrangements.

What You Can Expect

Clinical Scope: Autoimmune disease, inflammatory arthritis, connective-tissue disease, osteoporosis, gout, vasculitis, and musculoskeletal disorders

Procedures / Services: Joint injections, infusion-therapy coordination, diagnostic evaluation, and long-term disease management

  • Support Staff / Resources: Established APP, clinical, laboratory, imaging, and infusion support
  • Practice Setting: Outpatient Rheumatology
  • Schedule: Flexible full-time, part-time, or creative scheduling options
  • Start Date: Flexible availability considered
  • Patient Base: Established regional referral demand

Contact Healthcare United with your current CV to discuss the clinical team, compensation package, and next steps.

Requirements

  • MD or DO
  • Completion of an accredited Rheumatology fellowship
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Rheumatology
  • Active or eligible Illinois medical license
  • Active DEA registration or ability to obtain
  • Comfortable managing a broad range of autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
  • Joint-injection experience preferred
  • Infusion-therapy-management experience preferred
  • Ability to collaborate with Primary Care physicians, APPs, and specialists
  • Strong patient-care and clinical documentation skills
  • Current CV required
  • No visa sponsorship available

Benefits

The compensation and benefits package may include the following, subject to position-specific terms and eligibility:

  • Competitive compensation based on current MGMA Rheumatology benchmarks, training, and experience
  • Initial salary guarantee with transition to RVU-based compensation
  • Flexible full-time or part-time scheduling
  • Established referral base and immediate patient demand
  • Infusion, laboratory, imaging, and clinical support
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and long-term disability coverage
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
  • 457(f) supplemental retirement contribution
  • 457(b) deferred-compensation option
  • Permanent hospital-employed opportunity

Key Responsibilities

The Rheumatologist will provide clinical care for patients with autoimmune, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal conditions in an outpatient setting. Responsibilities include performing joint injections, coordinating infusion therapy, and managing long-term disease treatment plans.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Autoimmune disease managementInflammatory arthritis treatmentConnective-tissue disease managementOsteoporosis treatmentGout managementVasculitis treatmentMusculoskeletal disorder management

Rheumatology — Physician Career Context

Rheumatology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 4,200 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $52 per wRVU — implying roughly $218k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

What does the Rheumatology market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Rheumatology listings in Illinois6 active164 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Rheumatology pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Implied production pay~$218k$52/wRVU × 4,200 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Rheumatologist Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

6 jobs · 5 employers
2
<$370k
3
$370k-390k
0
$390k-410k
1
$420k

Annual compensation range

#1

Physician - Rheumatology

Sanford Health · Bemidji, Minnesota

$420k
#2

Physician - Rheumatologist

Community Health Centers of America · Turlock, California

$300k-$375k
#3

Rheumatologist | Reliant Medical Group

$224k-$371k
#4

Rheumatologist - Lake Success, NY

$224k-$371k
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Below most Rheumatology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 160 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life and Long-Term Disability
403(b) Retirement with Employer Match
457(f) Supplemental Retirement
457(b) Deferred Compensation
Flexible Schedule
Established Referral Base

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$175k
Typical market rent
$762/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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