Rheumatologist to support Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
Updated 11/09/26
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Physician
Rheumatology
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Immediate opening for full-time Rheumatologist to support the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA.
Job Responsibilities
• Provide prompt sub-specialty or other specialty referral and consultation assistance to other specialty services in the hospital.
• Provide teaching and supportive services to medical students, interns, and/or residents.
• Respond to all codes and render all available emergency procedures and treatment to stabilize patients in cases of serious illness or injury.
• Facilitate, as required, referral to consultants, for definitive medical care of chronic or serious emergency conditions.
• Interpret results of diagnostic studies and determine appropriate treatment regimens according to established standards, guidelines, and protocols.
• Conduct patient education with an emphasis on prevention of illness/injury.
• Contact medical personnel to obtain and provide substantive confidential, medical information within limits of legal restraint and provide recommendations and advice to management regarding the medical conditions of specific employees.
• Contact medical personnel to obtain and provide substantive confidential, medical information within limits of legal restraint and provide recommendations and advice to management regarding the medical conditions of specific employees.
Qualifications
• Graduate from an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) at the time the degree was obtained (e.g. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).
• Board Certification: Possess board certification or board eligible in Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Association.
• Residency: Successful completion of an accredited residency program in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Rheumatology which has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association.
Working Hours
If flexibility in hours is needed based upon the daily schedule cases to support patient care, the COR will coordinate with the provider with the provider making the necessary adjustments.
Schedule is for 40 hours each week. Provider shall also assign On-Call duty, on a rotational basis among other Government staff, with the provision of Call-Back services as required. At the mutual agreement of the contractor and the Government, alternative schedules may be implemented such as a compressed work schedule.
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