Rheumatologist Position in Muscle Shoals, AL

North Alabama Shoals Hospital, a 178-bed facility located in Muscle Shoals, AL (60 mi from Huntsville) is seeking a BC/BE Rheumatologist for a full-time position to join a hospital-employed group. New graduates welcome to apply.

Located 1 hour west of Huntsville International Airport, the Shoals is a beautiful riverfront community with excellent public and private school options, low crime rate, and affordable cost of living.  

Position Details:

• Work schedule Mon-Thurs 7:30am-5pm
• 25-30 patients per day
• Clinic call is telephone only
• Clinic is conveniently located on hospital campus

Recruitment Package may include: 

• Competitive base salary
• CME allowance 
• Sign-on bonus 
• Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans 
• Relocation allowance 
• Paid malpractice coverage 
• Health benefits + Retirement plan 
• Marketing + practice growth assistance 

About the Hospital:  Shoals Hospital was founded in 1968 by a group of physicians dedicated to serving residents of Colbert County. Today, the 178-bed, general acute care facility boasts spacious, private rooms for all patients as well as a 24-hour emergency department; medical and oncology services; medical/surgical inpatient units; and intensive care and short-stay surgery units. Shoals Hospital also operates the region’s only in-patient acute rehabilitation facility, the J. W. Sommer Rehabilitation Unit and the Shoals Senior Care Center, the area’s only psychiatric unit 30 beds dedicated to our senior adults.

About the Community: Situated in northwest Alabama on the banks of the Tennessee River in a two-county region known as the Shoals, Muscle Shoals is a beautiful, family-friendly community with a rich history to share. Home of Muscle Shoals Sound and FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals is known as the Hit Recording Capital of the World and continues to honor its musical heritage today with a lively recording industry still propelling artists to fame. Muscle Shoals offers excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, and exceptional cost of living making the Shoals an ideal place to live. From world-class bass fishing and award-winning golf courses to the renowned W.C. Handy Musical Festival, you will find it all in this vibrant riverfront city. 

North Alabama Medical Center, opened its doors in 2018, as the replacement facility for Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital, in Florence, Alabama. North Alabama Medical Center serves as a regional facility with more than 200 physicians on staff who represent more than 42 specialty areas of medicine. The 263 bed facility offers the community’s only open heart surgery site, a complete line of women’s and children’s services and a complete line of medical and imaging services. North Alabama Medical Center is a Certified Chest Pain center with a team of cardiologists available 24/7 and is recognized as a Primary Stroke Center of Excellence by the American Heart/American Stroke Association. North Alabama Medical Center’s 24-hour emergency department serves as the primary referral center for major trauma cases in Northwest Alabama.