BC/BE Rheumatologist – Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville, AL

Join Huntsville Hospital’s new Rheumatology practice in thriving Huntsville, AL, and enjoy a perfect blend of hospital consults, outpatient care, and full administrative support.

Position Highlights

• Join a hospital-employed Rheumatology practice in thriving Huntsville, AL
• Opportunity to practice a mix of hospital consults and outpatient clinic
• Full administrative and staff support provided by Huntsville Hospital
• Be part of a growing, well-resourced practice with access to state-of-the-art facilities
• Huntsville Hospital: second largest hospital in Alabama, flagship of the Huntsville Hospital Health System
• Regional referral center for North Alabama and Southern Tennessee
• Academic affiliation with University of Alabama-Birmingham Family Practice and Internal Medicine residency programs
• Mission-driven organization with values: Safety, Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Accountability, and Equality

Position Benefits

• Highly competitive base salary with wRVU-based incentives
• Signing bonus, paid time off, and annual CME allowance
• Comprehensive insurance coverage: health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid malpractice coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution
• Full administrative and staff support to optimize your practice

Position Requirements

• Board Certified / Board Eligible in Rheumatology
• Eligible for an Alabama medical license
• Ability to practice both hospital consults and outpatient clinic care

Living in Huntsville

• Ranked #1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report
• Madison County: Top 50 Best Places to Raise Children by Business Week
• Top schools and private educational options, including National Blue-Ribbon schools and high National Merit student production
• Thriving community with strong technology, healthcare, and high-tech industry presence

Huntsville is situated in the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Alabama, and with the highest per capita income in the southeast, Huntsville is the best place to live, learn and work. We are a community on the move with rich values and traditions while progressing with new ideas, exciting technologies and creative talents. Our community’s unique characteristics are a worldwide attraction and will certainly provide a place for you and your family to flourish. With a population of 400K, we are a high-tech, family oriented, multi cultural community with excellent schools, dining and entertainment.  Huntsville is nestled at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains with an abundance of activities to do inside or out. Hike our mountains and swim in our lakes!

• Area public schools have more national merit scholars per capita than any other in the country
• Technology, space and defense industry play a major role in Huntsville
• Huntsville/Madison County have more Doctorate degrees per capita than any other city in the nation
• Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Broadway Theater League, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Garden, Huntsville Museum of Art, Constitution Hall Village, Early Works Children's Museum, Monte Sano State Park and Bridge Street Towne Center are just some of the main attractions
• The City of Huntsville received Standard & Poor's highest possible AAA bond rating for strength of the local economy for 7th consecutive year
• Huntsville named one of the Top 10 Smartest Cities in the World by Forbes
• Huntsville named one of the Top 50 Best Places to Raise Children in the U.S. by Business Week

Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children is a stand-alone facility dedicated to caring for women, infants, children, and adolescents.  The hospital offers the region’s most comprehensive and experienced maternal and pediatric programs.  Women & Children’s has an average of 4,500 births a year and 16,000 admissions annually. The hospital has in-house anesthesia, 20 LDR rooms, 3 L&D OR suites, a newly renovated 5 bed PACU, a 10 bed OB/GYN ED, a Maternal Fetal Medicine Program, an 11 bed High-Risk Antepartum Unit, an Adult ICU, and a Level III NICU. Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children is the only one of its kind in the region with a Level 3 NICU, Pediatric Subspecialties, a Pediatric ER, Pediatric Intensivist and Hospitalist Programs, and a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital affiliate clinic for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.