# Rheumatologist - Pennsylvania

> Commonwealth Medical Services · Indiana, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-01-23

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** West - IRMC

## Description

### **Rheumatologist**

### **Position Summary**

The Rheumatologist provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and management of patients with rheumatic and autoimmune diseases affecting the joints, muscles, bones, and connective tissues. This role emphasizes long-term disease management, evidence-based treatment, and multidisciplinary collaboration to optimize patient outcomes and quality of life.

### **Key Responsibilities**

-   Evaluate and manage patients with autoimmune, inflammatory, and degenerative rheumatic diseases
-   Diagnose and treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, spondyloarthropathies, vasculitis, gout, and osteoporosis
-   Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans
-   Manage chronic disease progression and medication therapy, including biologics and immunomodulators
-   Perform office-based procedures within scope of practice, such as joint aspirations and injections
-   Interpret laboratory results, imaging studies, and diagnostic testing
-   Provide outpatient clinic care and inpatient consultative services as applicable
-   Collaborate with primary care providers and specialty services
-   Educate patients and families on disease processes, treatment options, and self-management strategies
-   Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation in the electronic health record
-   Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical education initiatives

### **Practice Setting**

-   Outpatient rheumatology clinic
-   Hospital-based inpatient consult coverage as required
-   Schedule and call responsibilities based on practice model

### **Patient Population**

-   Adult patients with acute and chronic rheumatologic conditions
-   Longitudinal disease management and follow-up care

### **Qualifications**

-   MD or DO from an accredited medical school
-   Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine or Pediatrics residency
-   Completion of an accredited Rheumatology fellowship
-   Board certified or board eligible in Rheumatology
-   Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the practicing state
-   DEA registration or eligibility

### **Skills & Competencies**

-   Expertise in autoimmune and inflammatory disease management
-   Strong diagnostic and clinical decision-making skills
-   Excellent communication and patient education abilities
-   Commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based care
-   Ability to manage complex, chronic conditions in an outpatient setting

### **Work Environment**

-   Rheumatology clinic and consultative hospital settings
-   Multidisciplinary, team-based care model
-   Emphasis on continuity of care and long-term patient relationships

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