Rheumatology Physician (MD/DO) - UNC Specialty Care at Smithfield
UNC Health · Smithfield, NC
Posted October 13, 2026
UNC Specialty Care at Smithfield · 507 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC, US, 27577
- Compensation: competitive salary with quality/productivity incentives and full benefits (pay offers are set by experience and internal equity)
- Location: UNC Specialty Care at Smithfield, NC
- Status: Full Time
- System: UNC Health, an integrated academic health system serving all of North Carolina
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Rheumatology Physician (MD/DO) - UNC Rheumatology at Clayton and Smithfield
UNC Health Medical Group (UNCHMG) and UNC Specialty Care at Smithfield (Rheumatology and Neurology), located in Smithfield, North Carolina, are seeking an MD/DO, BC/BE Rheumatology Physician to join their group full-time. This position will see patients at the Smithfield and Clayton locations. In partnership with UNC Health Johnston, our mission is to provide compassionate, cost-effective, and high-quality care to every patient.
Responsibilities:
- No Required Call
- Minimal calls from office patients; calls triaged through Healthlink
- Position will be based in Smithfield, NC
- No APP Supervision
- Existing and Growing Primary Care Sites
- Open to new grads!
Compensation:
- Competitive Annual Salary
- Full Benefits: Medical + Dental + Vision
- Generous PTO package
- 403B employer-sponsored retirement plan
- 457 retirement plan
- CME – 5 days plus $2500 reimbursement/fiscal year
- Malpractice insurance
Requirements:
- MD or DO required.
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Rheumatology.
Johnston County:
Small town and southern charm with high-tech jobs and nearby major cities make Johnston County a great place to live. In one of the fastest-growing places in the country, Johnston County offers quiet, safe neighborhoods, low crime, excellent health care, and a good sense of community. Here you’ll find great connections to history, entertainment, dining, lodging, and outlet shopping. With both Interstate 95 and Interstate 40 running through our area, you are connected to just about anywhere you want to go, including a 20-minute drive to Raleigh, a two-hour drive to beach resorts, and a four-hour drive to the beautiful mountains. With all this, and more, Johnston County is the perfect place to Live, Work and Play.
Other Information
Education Requirements:
- Active member of the Rex Hospital Medical Staff, including meeting the Board Certification requirements. Graduation from an accredited school of medicine.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
- Board Certified Rheumatology
- DEA;ACLS;MD
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
- Language Skills: Should be able to communicate proficiently in English.
REASONING ABILITY
High-level quantitative and qualitative reason skills are essential in order to diagnosis medical and clinical issues presented by patients.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
North Carolina Medical License, DEA License, BLS/ACLS certification preferred. Board certified in Internal Medicine.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, kneel, bend and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physician generally works in a medical office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasoning Ability: High-level quantitative and qualitative reason skills are essential in order to diagnosis medical and clinical issues presented by patients.
Employer
UNC Health
UNC Health is a not-for-profit integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina, with locations across the state. More than 56,000 teammates work together to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities it serves, from the mountains of Caldwell County to the farmland and river towns of eastern North Carolina.
The system is anchored by UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, home of UNC Hospitals, UNC Children's and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of only about 40 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationwide. Physicians there work alongside the faculty of the UNC School of Medicine. UNC Health also includes UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, UNC Health Johnston, Wayne UNC Health Care, UNC Health Lenoir, UNC Health Nash, UNC Health Southeastern, UNC Health Caldwell and a statewide network of UNC Health Medical Group practices.
Physicians can choose academic faculty roles with teaching and research, hospital-based practice, or community-based primary and specialty care in growing towns such as Goldsboro, Smithfield, Kinston, Rocky Mount, Lumberton and Lenoir. Roles offer competitive salaries with quality and productivity incentives, full medical, dental and vision benefits, CME support, retirement plans and paid malpractice coverage, with sign-on and relocation incentives for many positions.
North Carolina offers a high quality of life, with an affordable cost of living, the thriving Research Triangle, four distinct seasons, and the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic coast both within reach.