Rheumatologist Opportunity in Boston, MA

The Department of Medicine at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching and tertiary care hospital located in Boston, Massachusetts, is seeking a full-time Chief of Rheumatology.  The medical center is academically affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine.

The Department is seeking a candidate who is collaborative, with strong clinical and communication skills and experience in teamwork. The candidate will have an active clinical practice and provide leadership and support to the administrative and educational efforts for rheumatology in the Department of Medicine. The candidate must have a special interest in medical education. The candidate will be expected to provide outpatient and inpatient consultative rheumatological services, coordinate care with referring primary care providers, and work closely with other medical and surgical specialists. Expertise in all aspects of rheumatology is desired.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is a teaching hospital with a longstanding commitment to undergraduate and graduate medical education. The Department of Medicine houses a vibrant internal medicine residency program. The candidate must possess strong teaching skills and is also expected to serve as Rheumatology Specialty Education Coordinator for the internal medicine residency program.

Applicant must be Board eligible/certified in Rheumatology. The position features an academic faculty appointment at Boston University School of Medicine and/or Tufts University School of Medicine, commensurate with background.  Applicant should possess a license to practice medicine in Massachusetts by the time the appointment starts. 

This is a full time, hospital-based, employed position.

The compensation package includes:
· Generous base salary
· CME and professional expenses
· Malpractice insurance
· Health and dental insurance
· Matching 401K tax-deferred retirement plan

Founded in 1868, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is a 308-bed acute care teaching hospital in the heart of Boston’s Brighton neighborhood and is the flagship tertiary care facility of the Steward North Region of Steward Health Care. St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has consistently been recognized for providing high-quality care to our community.

Candidates should forward a curriculum vitae to:

Megan D’Eramo
Megan.deramo@steward.org
617-791-7063

Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, offers patients access to some of Boston's most respected physicians and advanced treatments for a full-range of medical specialties including family medicine, cardiovascular medicine and surgery, vascular surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, robotic surgery, neurosciences, bariatric surgery, bone and joint health, hematology/oncology, and emergency medicine. St. Elizabeth's is a member of Steward Health Care System.

Steward Health Care’s physician-led model was created to provide patient’s access to the highest-quality care at a sustainable cost, providing personalized, and coordinated ongoing medical services that positively impact patients’ physical, emotional, and mental well-being.  

Founded in 2010, Steward Health Care is the nation’s largest accountable care organization (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through its network of hospitals, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, and behavioral health services. Steward received a perfect 100% quality rating by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s (CMS) Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in 2020. 

Based in Dallas, Steward is the largest private, physician-led health care network and currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah. For more information, visit www.steward.org.

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