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Rheumatologist - Norwich, CT

Hartford HealthCare · Norwich, CT

Posted October 16, 2026

Backus Hospital (Norwich) · 326 Washington Street, Norwich, CT, US, 06360

  • Pay range: $144.23 – $184.76 per hour (about $300K – $384K a year full-time)
  • Practice site: 45 Salem Turnpike, Norwich, CT
  • Schedule: Full Time
  • System: Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive health system

Rheumatologist Physician -Norwich, Connecticut

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.

The Hartford HealthCare Medical Group (HHCMG) has an opportunity in Norwich, CT for a BC/BE Rheumatologist to join our team of ten Rheumatologists and several Advance Practice Providers with practice locations throughout Connecticut. HHCMG provides a large internal referral network and mentoring endocrine colleagues.

This means MORE OPTIONS to propel your career to new heights and all within a deeply embedded culture of inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care. We are teachers, researchers, leaders and, most of all, caregivers.

  • Satisfying Monday through Friday Schedule
  • Point-of-care MSK Ultrasound available at clinical sites
  • Opportunity for some involvement in research
  • Faculty academic appointing and teaching opportunities
  • Robust referral stream
  • Access to and support from Hartford Hospital, the tertiary care center for the system
  • We support your development and wellbeing through the respected HHC Provider Leadership Development Institute and the groundbreaking Office of Provider Wellness

Located within two hours of Boston and New York City, Connecticut offers you and your family access to a lifestyle that is second to none. Enjoy the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.

This is a salaried position. While compensation is presented as an hourly rate for consistency across our postings, this position is paid on a salary basis. The hiring range reflects a good faith estimate of pay for this position as of the posting date. Actual pay will be determined based on qualifications, location, internal equity, and other factors that may include hire bonuses, incentive pay plans, loan repayment, administrative stipends, or relocation.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Board Certified Internal Medicine
  • ACGME-accredited Rheumatology Fellowship
  • Licensed or eligible to be licensed in Connecticut
  • Doctor of Medicine required. 1-2 years’ experience preferred.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.

Employer

Hartford HealthCare

Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut's most comprehensive health system: eight acute-care hospitals, the state's largest behavioral health network, and more than 500 care locations, from Litchfield County to the Long Island Sound shoreline. Its physician-led Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, with more than 2,800 providers, is one of the largest multi-specialty groups in New England.

Hartford Hospital, the flagship, is an 867-bed tertiary and academic medical center and a major teaching hospital for the University of Connecticut. Community hospitals include The Hospital of Central Connecticut, MidState Medical Center, Backus Hospital, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Natchaug Hospital anchors behavioral health care in eastern Connecticut.

Physicians practice within system-wide institutes that set one standard of care in every community:

  • Heart & Vascular Institute
  • Cancer Institute, a strategic partner of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 2014
  • Ayer Neuroscience Institute
  • Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute
  • Behavioral Health Network

Why physicians choose Hartford HealthCare:

  • Practice settings from academic and tertiary care to close-knit community and outpatient practices
  • Teaching, research and leadership development through the Physician Leadership Institute
  • Hospitals consistently recognized with Leapfrog "A" safety grades
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
  • A lifestyle with New England character: coastal towns, rolling hills, strong schools, and easy reach of Boston and New York City

Livability

163,299
Norwich population
$256K
Avg 3-bedroom home
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Nearby cities
Providence
39.4 mi
Pop. 1,270,529
Hartford
34.2 mi
Pop. 969,171
New Haven
46.3 mi
Pop. 565,056
Source: US Census Bureau
Annual family budget — Southeastern Connecticut County
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Housing, food, transport, healthcare, childcare & taxes for a typical family
$256K
Avg 3-bedroom home
$1,638
Avg monthly rent
Source: EPI Family Budget Calculator
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Sunny days / yr
Source: WeatherAPI.com
Population — ZIP 06360
37,219
Total residents
18,743
Male residents
18,476
Female residents
Age distribution
total
37,219
0-9
3,621
10-19
4,675
20-29
5,245
30-39
5,171
40-49
4,249
50-59
4,600
60-69
5,272
70-79
2,570
80+
1,816
Ethnicity
White
24,890
Black Or African American
4,237
American Indian Or Alaskan Native
231
Asian
2,881
Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander
0
Other
1,534
Two Or More
3,446
Source: US Census Bureau
Nearby airports
Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) 36.36 mi
Westerly State Airport (WST) 20.21 mi
Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) 45.79 mi
Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) 50.84 mi
New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) 59.15 mi
Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) 74.01 mi
Source: FAA database
Rheumatologist - Norwich, CT
Hartford HealthCare · Norwich, CT