Academic Rheumatologist in Southern California
Overview
- Location
- Loma Linda, California
- Schedule
- Not specified · Reduced call requirement per physician; inpatient services currently shared between five physicians with plans to grow division and further reduce call burden
- Source-listed pay
- $300,000 – $330,000
- Practice
- Academic medical center with university faculty medical group · University medical center and health system hospital
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group seeks an academic rheumatologist to join a growing division of rheumatology with commitment to teaching, research, and patient care across university and health system locations in Southern California. Position offers base compensation of $300,000–$330,000, reduced call burden, extensive faculty development, and strong institutional support for academic pursuits and clinical excellence.
What the posting highlights
- Team-based approach with nurse practitioner; faculty engage with fellows, residents and students weekly
- Care setting: Mixed; provides both outpatient and inpatient services across multiple locations
- Patient population: Underserved community; tertiary referral source for Riverside and San Bernardino counties with surrounding population approaching 4 million
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $300,000 – $330,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- ase compensation only and is adjusted based upon years of experience and/or faculty rank: $300,000 - $330,000. This amount does not include variable compensation or extra productivity and is subject
- Observed
- 1 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Guaranteed base salary with variable compensation and productivity incentives; exact structure subject to individual department compensation plans
- Bonus / incentives
- Variable compensation and extra productivity incentives available; specific structure discussed during recruitment · Not specified in posting
Benefits named in the posting
- Generous retirement contribution
- Comprehensive medical/dental coverage
- Competitive vacation and sick days (over 35 CME and vacation days)
- CME days and funds
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
- Paid malpractice insurance
- Paid life insurance
- Loan repayment/state and federal assistance (if eligible)
- Faculty development and physician wellness offerings
Employer
Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic medical center with university faculty medical group
- Facility type
- University medical center and health system hospital
- Beds
- 850
- Trauma level
- Level I (Medical Center serves as only Level I Trauma Center serving four-county area)
- Patient population
- Underserved community; tertiary referral source for Riverside and San Bernardino counties with surrounding population approaching 4 million
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $300,000–$330,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Not specified
- Call burden
- Reduced call requirement per physician; inpatient services currently shared between five physicians with plans to grow division and further reduce call burden
- Shift type
- Not specified
- Patient volume
- Active consultation service at Loma Linda University Medical Center and outpatient clinics at Faculty Medical Offices; also provides services at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed; provides both outpatient and inpatient services across multiple locations
- Coverage model
- Team-based approach with nurse practitioner; faculty engage with fellows, residents and students weekly
- Admin burden
- Supported by excellent support staff for prior authorization completion, scribes, and team-based approach with nurse practitioner
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- no
- J-1 waiver
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 85%
Full description
Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group, Department of Internal Medicine is seeking a Rheumatologist to join our team. Are you looking for an opportunity that offers career growth potential, the time and flexibility to pursue academic interests, student loan repayment qualification, providing care for an underserved community, shaping the next generation of rheumatologists, a great work life balance with over 35 CME and vacation days plus sick leave if needed? With over 250 days of sunshine, extended life expectancy in the US’s only Blue Zone, low cost of living, great public schools and access to National Parks, world class cities, mountains, beaches, and deserts, the Inland Empire is a great place to call home. We are seeking candidates who want to devote their careers to academic medicine and are interested in both teaching and scholarly pursuits. Apart from running a very active consultation service at the Loma Linda University Medical Center and outpatient clinics at our Faculty Medical Offices, we also provide outpatient and inpatient services at the Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley. Successful candidates will be expected to provide services at all locations. Currently, inpatient services are shared between five physicians, and we are planning to grow our division to reduce the call requirement per physician. We offer excellent support staff for prior authorization completion, scribes, and the opportunity to work in a team-based approach with a nurse practitioner. The Division of Rheumatology is currently comprised of 4.5 full-time faculty, with plans to grow to 9 full-time faculty, and offers robust faculty development and physician wellness offerings. Some recent examples are: physician vitality; financial planning for physicians; physician wellness; physician feedback and preparing learners to get feedback; positive psychology for the physician; getting involved in clinical trials; billing, coding and documentation; diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical education; an all-abilities ropes course; a pottery class; a painting class; local hike; and a yoga class. In addition to division-specific faculty development, Loma Linda University School of Medicine provides free education-related CME to support our faculty through the promotions process. Loma Linda faculty have access to free courses on leadership, grant writing, and personal and professional development. Whether your passion lies with healthcare administration, clinical research, medical education, or patient care, we have the resources to support you and help you thrive. We have a 2-year fellowship program which currently has 3 fellows per year. Faculty engage with fellows, residents and students weekly. We run clinical trials and also engage in health services, medical education, and other research. The division is home to seven centers; Center for Arthritis, Lupus center, Scleroderma Center, Myositis Center, Sjogren’s Syndrome Center, Vasculitis Center, and the Center for Bone Health and Osteoporosis. These provide a pool of patients for research participants and development of expertise. We manage the Fracture Liaison Service and the infusion centers at our two affiliated hospitals. Ultrasound machines are available at all of our sites. Apart from doing musculoskeletal ultrasound, we also engage in vasculitis, parotid, and lung ultrasound. Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group is affiliated with Loma Linda University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine, with the mission to deliver whole-person care at a world class level of clinical excellence. The Medical Center serves as the largest tertiary referral source in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties with a surrounding population approaching 4 million and is the only Level I Trauma Center serving a four-county area that covers approximately 25 percent of the state. The Medical Center and Children’s Hospital are equipped with over 850 licensed beds. Join our group of passionate leaders in the field of rheumatology and find joy in the practice of medicine. New graduates are welcome to apply. A great work life balance is waiting for you! Compensation & Benefits The compensation range listed is for starting base compensation only and is adjusted based upon years of experience and/or faculty rank: $300,000 - $330,000. This amount does not include variable compensation or extra productivity and is subject to the individual department compensation plans. More information on compensation is discussed with the departments during the recruitment process. Our benefits include Generous Retirement Contribution Comprehensive Medical/Dental Coverage Competitive Vacation and Sick Days CME Days and Funds Relocation Assistance (if applicable) Paid Malpractice Insurance Paid Life Insurance Loan Repayment/State & Federal (if eligible) We are a California Employer - Please note that a California residency is required upon start date. This opportunity is not eligible for a Conrad 30 Waiver.