Rheumatologist
Carilion Clinic · Roanoke, VA
Posted July 1, 2026
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital · 1906 Belleview Avenue Southeast, Roanoke, VA, US, 24014
Job Description
Roanoke, Virginia, is a beautiful place to live and work. The area offers a low cost of living with a variety of arts, humanities, and cultural amenities. The climate is mild, but the area enjoys all four seasons. Residents enjoy running and walking on greenways, skiing and boating on nearby Smith Mountain Lake, or camping, biking and hiking on the trails of the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. Education is a priority here. We have award-winning schools and high-tech magnet centers. The U.S. Department of Education has recognized Roanoke Valley schools as among the nation’s best. There are several nationally ranked and internationally acclaimed colleges and universities in the area.
The posted pay range for the role may not reflect the full value of your total
compensation package. Additional annual compensation from bonus programs is available, with benefits
and pension completing the total rewards package.
Comprehensive benefits package with savings plan and employer funded pension plan.
Carilion Clinic has an outstanding opportunity for a BC/BE Rheumatologist to join a well-established group of six rheumatologists in a university-based academic practice located in Roanoke, Virginia ( https://www.carilionclinic.org/locations/carilion-clinic-rheumatology ) that continues to grow and expand.
The practice sees a wide variety of rheumatological cases and offers full-spectrum, state-of-the-art, collaborative investigational and treatment services. Responsibilities include providing ambulatory care in the out-patient clinic, on-call in-person and virtual consultative services to hospital patients. The practice includes a Systemic Lupus, Difficult to treat RA and Gout specialty clinic as well as a fellowship lead USS guided procedure clinic.
This position also provides teaching opportunities to a variety of learners including medical students, medical residents, and rheumatology fellows and fellows from other specialties on rheumatology elective. The ideal candidate will be as involved as desired with the fellowship program (https://www.carilionclinic.org/gme/rheumatology-fellowship#about).
The position also offers research opportunities, including translation, clinical and trial-based research. There are also leadership opportunities within the fellowship, the division and the department. The position also offers the opportunity for involvement with ACGME both within the division and the hospital system to the right candidate.
Although not required, experience would be a plus. The opportunity fosters growth and mentorship, and faculty development allows for growth and promotion.
An Academic appointment with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine is available (https://medicine.vtc.vt.edu/).
- 4.5 day (90% clinical) per week work week
- Guaranteed base salary with productivity and quality bonus and performance incentives
- Large referral base of primary care physicians (200+)
- X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET scan, full range of lab services and 10-chair infusion suite on site, and hospital-based infusion suite
- Full range of integrated biopsy services with results emailed directly to you in an expedited manner.
- Collaborative relationship with relevant specialists
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes a Carilion funded pension plan, 403(b) and 457(b) savings plan
Carilion Clinic is a not–for–profit health care organization based in Roanoke, Va. Through our comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services, we work together to provide quality care close to home for nearly 1 million Virginians. With an enduring commitment to the health of our region, we also seek to advance care through medical education and research, help our community stay healthy, and inspire our region to grow stronger.
The Roanoke Valley is a metropolitan area of more than 300,000, nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Roanoke has amenities that you'd expect from a dynamic urban center, without losing the charming feeling of a smaller place. Expansion Management named Roanoke Valley one of its Five-Start Communities for quality of life. The ranking is based on a reasonable cost of living, affordable housing, low crime, excellent transportation access, good public schools, proximity to community colleges and universities, and educated workforce and low taxes.
One of the largest hospitals in the state, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH) is a 703-bed hospital with an additional 60-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The facility recently completed a large expansion project, adding a new Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery unit and the Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital complete with a Pediatric Emergency Room. Now in it's second century of providing premiere healthcare services, CRMH also features a Level I trauma center. In addition to offering high-tech services, the hospital is home to 30 Graduate Medical Education Programs affiliated with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Patients have access to nearby specialty clinics, family medical centers, and a host of personalized treatment options, making this the region's most comprehensive group of healthcare providers.
Offer Details
Salary Range: $265,000.00 – $380,000.00
Signing Bonus: Yes
Relocation: Yes
CME: YEs
Employer
Carilion Clinic
Carilion Clinic is a multi-specialty, physician-led healthcare organization based in Roanoke, Virginia. Carilion Clinic is committed to patient-centered care, education and research, supported by an ongoing commitment to quality and service. With nationally recognized specialists, primary care physicians, award-winning nurses and the latest technology and state-of-the-art facilities, Carilion Clinic is bringing tomorrow's healthcare into focus today.
Carilion Clinic offers the region's only Level 1 trauma center (with Life Guard emergency transport helicopters) and neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. As one of the largest hospitals in the state of Virginia, the 825-bed facility located in Roanoke recently completed a large expansion project, adding a new Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery unit, and the Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital, complete with a Pediatric Emergency Room.
Carilion Clinic is a physician-led healthcare organization with more than 500 physicians in a multi-specialty group practice and eight not-for-profit hospitals. With a focus on patients – from access, to diagnosis, to timely treatment – Carilion's physicians, facilities and technology are aligned with a common goal of improving the health of its community. Carilion Clinic’s Department of Graduate Medical Education currently supports residency training in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, general surgery, neurological surgery, and a transitional year. Carilion also sponsors fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric medicine and geriatric psychiatry. In addition, Carilion Clinic is actively engaged in the planning and development of new residency programs in emergency medicine and pediatrics, as well as fellowship programs in pulmonary and critical care, infectious diseases, and cardiology.
Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic are bringing together the power of research, innovation and medicine to create the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTC) and the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute. The school and research institute will capitalize on Virginia Tech's world-class strength in basic sciences, bioinformatics and engineering. They will also utilize Carilion's excellent physicians and rich history in medical education to train the next generation of physician leaders. The charter class is planned for August 2010.