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The Clinical Rheumatologist plays a primary role in diagnosing and treating rheumatic conditions. The rheumatologist's duties include completing the medical histories of patients, performing medical tests, and creating customized treatment plans.
Core Responsibilities:
* Creates treatment modalities based on scientific research
* Treats arthritis, autoimmune diseases, pain disorders affecting joints, and osteoporosis
* Treats over 200 other types of diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lupus, gout, back pain, tendinitis, and osteoporosis
* Treats soft tissue problems related to musculoskeletal systems and sports related soft tissue disorders
* Diagnosing diseases of the joints
* Studies signs and symptoms of rheumatic disease and evaluates it effect on their system
* Designs customized and individualized treatments, depending on a patient's disease
* Studies and gauges the results of a patient's lab tests
* Uses technologies and tools like radiographs, MRIs, and ultrasound
Additional Responsibilities
* Engages in Inova's Misson for Clinical Excellence
* Participates in activities which measure standards/metrics. Collaborates on metrics which drive outcomes in quality, safety and experience
* Engages with Medicine Service Line nursing, administrators, medical teams and other key stakeholders across the system to build and actuate care models that will achieve a seamless system of care, reducing variation across the system.
* Practices in a style that encompasses and demonstrates the Inova Values.
* Contribute to the development of the Service Line through the definition and development of clinical capabilities and involvement with strategic decision making
* Adheres to the criteria and qualifications to be a member of the Rheumatology Section, promoting active engagement of all team members, including employed and independent physicians
Required Qualifications
* Inova employee or highly aligned independent partner
* MD, DO or other pertinent professional degree; license to practice in Virginia
* Fellowship trained, where appropriate
* Current board certification
* Distinguished record of clinical care, reputation and leadership
* Clinically active
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.