Rheumatologist | Flexible Outpatient Schedule | Charleston, Illinois
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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
Key Skills
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Rheumatology listings in Illinois | 6 active | 164 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 |
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