Pediatrician

Cortica•Irvine, CA

About The Position

Cortica is seeking a part-time Pediatrician to join its multidisciplinary team in Irvine, California. The Pediatrician provides medical care to pediatric and adult patients with autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental differences, in person and through telehealth, as part of a collaborative clinical team. Cortica’s care model brings together clinicians from multiple disciplines to design and deliver comprehensive care to children. The role supports the company’s mission to provide life-changing care to children and families and contributes to a diverse, inclusive workplace. The Pediatrician performs the full range of activities needed for appropriate patient care, including taking histories, conducting examinations, making clinical decisions, entering orders, arranging referrals, and documenting care. The position also involves maintaining a patient caseload and meeting productivity, documentation, patient-outcome, and patient- and teammate-experience standards. The Pediatrician communicates care plans to medical assistants, responds to patient-care needs, participates in clinical meetings, and leads, presents, and teaches at Weekly Rounds.

Requirements

Completion of four years of medical school at an accredited university.
Completion of at least three years of U.S.-based residency training in pediatrics.
Board eligible or board certified in pediatrics.
Hold and maintain an unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, in person and via telehealth, to pediatric and adult patients within Cortica’s clinical scope.
Complete patient-care activities, including history-taking, examinations, clinical decision-making, order entry, referrals, documentation, and other tasks needed to provide appropriate care.
Meet productivity standards and the expected ratio of new-patient visits to follow-up visits.
Complete at least 80% of encounter documentation on the same day and all encounters within two business days.
Communicate patient-care plans face-to-face to the medical assistant after each appointment.
Respond to patient-care needs within a clinically appropriate timeframe, not exceeding two business days.
Attend and actively participate in clinical meetings, including Rounds, Case Collaboration, and Medical Faculty meetings, by sharing clinical insights, discussing treatment plans, and collaborating on care decisions.
Meet patient-experience standards based on NPS and other feedback sources.
Meet expected teammate-experience standards based on teammate feedback.
Lead, present, and teach at Weekly Rounds.
Maintain a patient caseload that meets established productivity expectations.
Meet expected patient-outcome standards based on the Whole Child Scorecard.
Perform other duties as assigned.