Rheumatologist needed in Elkhart, IN 15 miles to South Bend IN 50 miles to Michigan City, IN The Job Full TimePermanentCompensation Annual guarantee $260,000 guarantee for two years RVU incentive Signing bonus Relocation assistance CME allowance Qualifications and Training: Board certified or board eligible considered if residency completed in last 5 years. Excellent communication skills required. Clinic Hours: Monday through Thursday, Friday until noon. Practice Environment: Private physician office with exam and procedure rooms as needed. Front office, back-office and support staff as needed. Hospital Environment: Modern, financially sound, full-service 312-bed single community hospital; level 3 trauma center, 16-bed ICU, 54-bed PCU; located within one mile from the Clinic. Good working relationship with hospital administration and medical staff. Call Rotation: Participate in internal medicine call rotation (4 days month) or take own call. Membership/Partnership: Expectation of ownership in Elkhart Clinic LLC and Elkhart Clinic Building LLC, which provides significant additional compensation opportunity. Reimbursement Environment: Clinic participates in traditional fee-for-service contracts with most Medicare, commercial and preferred provider plans; a few of these plans offer bonus incentives for quality performance. Clinic also participate in certain value-based preferred provider contracts that requiring the documentation and submission of cost and quality data. Number of existing physicians in specialty: One for practice and Elkhart County. Practice Description: Physician-owned multi-specialty group practice with 32 physicians in 17 different specialties and sub-specialties; 40% primary care (general internal medicine and family medicine) and 60% surgical and non-surgical specialists. Comprehensive laboratory and imaging services and audiology and optical goods. eClinicalWorks EMR. Area Description: Elkhart, Indiana, population of 50,000; Elkhart County population of 200,000. Strong manufacturing economy with a concentration in recreational vehicles and manufactured housing.