Pediatric Rheumatology Physician
Reported by 44 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan
- Schedule
- Four clinics per week (4-hour blocks), 80/20 clinical-to-academic split · Beeper-based, limited to Pediatric Rheumatology only
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $260k – $345k
- Practice
- Children's Hospital of Michigan and satellite locations in Detroit metro area · Children's hospital
44 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
The position is a full-time pediatric rheumatology role at Children's Hospital of Michigan with an 80/20 clinical-to-academic split, including inpatient consults and outpatient clinics, focused on pediatric autoimmune conditions. The role offers competitive salary, protected academic time, call limited to rheumatology, and collaborative multidisciplinary care with teaching and research involvement.
What the posting highlights
- Inpatient consult coverage and outpatient clinics with NP support
- Care setting: Inpatient consult coverage (10 days/month) and outpatient clinics (4 per week)
- Patient population: Pediatric patients with autoimmune conditions
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $260k – $345k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 44 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 44 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Tenet Healthcare
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Children's Hospital of Michigan and satellite locations in Detroit metro area
- Facility type
- Children's hospital
- Patient population
- Pediatric patients with autoimmune conditions
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Schedule
- four clinics per week (4-hour blocks), 80/20 clinical-to-academic split
- Call burden
- beeper-based, limited to Pediatric Rheumatology only
- Inpatient / outpatient
- inpatient consult coverage (10 days/month) and outpatient clinics (4 per week)
- Coverage model
- inpatient consult coverage and outpatient clinics with NP support
- Admin burden
- protected time for teaching, research, and administrative duties
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Children's Hospital of Michigan has been a cornerstone of pediatric care since 1886 — the first and largest children's hospital in the state and a nationally ranked institution recognized by U.S. News & World Report. As a proud member of the Detroit Medical Center, CHM carries an international reputation in pediatric medicine, surgery, and research, training more pediatricians than any other facility in Michigan. The Division of Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology is growing, and this is your opportunity to join a collaborative, academically engaged team with real infrastructure behind it — including an infusion center, dedicated research support, and active multicenter clinical trials.
Position Highlights- Full-time, employed position with an 80/20 clinical-to-academic split; schedule can be tailored to your research and teaching interests
- Join a team of two full-time Pediatric Rheumatologists, a full-time Peds Rheum NP, and a half-time Immunologist
- Four clinics per week (4-hour blocks); outpatient services span CHM's Pediatric Specialty Center and three satellite locations across the Detroit metro area
- 10 days per month of Pediatric Rheumatology inpatient consult coverage
- Call is beeper-based, limited to Pediatric Rheumatology only — 10 days per month
- Full panel of autoimmune conditions including JIA, lupus, dermatomyositis, vasculitis, scleroderma, periodic fever syndromes, and Behçet's disease
- On-site infusion center for IVIG and monoclonal antibody therapy
- Multidisciplinary vasculitis clinic in collaboration with Pediatric Nephrology
- Cross-institutional collaboration with adult rheumatology at DMC Harper University Hospital
- Academic affiliations with Wayne State University School of Medicine, Michigan State University, and Central Michigan University
- Division research center located on-site at the main hospital; multicenter research participation is actively encouraged
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
- Malpractice insurance provided
- Health, dental, and life insurance
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Deferred compensation program
- Relocation assistance
- Dedicated support staff including on-site social workers, Rheumatology-specialized RNs, medical office assistants, and a Peds Rheum NP
- Robust academic environment with teaching, research, and administrative protected time
- Board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics
- Fellowship training in Pediatric Rheumatology with board eligibility or board certification in the subspecialty
- Eligibility to obtain Michigan medical licensure
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