Pediatrician (Developmental-Behavioral Clinic)

Cortica•Glendale, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Cortica is seeking a Pediatrician to join its multidisciplinary Developmental-Behavioral Clinic team in Glendale, California. The role provides direct care, in person and via telehealth, to pediatric and adult patients within Cortica’s clinical scope, including people with autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, anxiety, speech and language disorders, learning difficulties, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, genetic conditions, and other neurodevelopmental differences. Cortica’s care model brings together clinicians across disciplines to deliver comprehensive care informed by emerging neuroscience. The Pediatrician performs the clinical activities needed for appropriate patient care, including history-taking, examinations, clinical decision-making, order entry, referrals, and documentation. The role includes meeting productivity, patient-panel, documentation, response-time, patient-outcome, and patient-experience standards, as well as active participation in Cortica’s Clinical Advisor Program and multidisciplinary clinical meetings. Cortica describes itself as a rapidly growing healthcare company focused on life-changing care for children and families. It states that it celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment, and that employment decisions are based on qualifications and ability to perform the job responsibilities.

Requirements

Completed four years of medical school at an accredited university.
Completed three years of residency training in pediatrics.
Board certified in pediatrics.
Hold a current, unrestricted license and/or certification required to practice in the clinical domain.
Able to obtain cross-state licensure in new states as indicated by current business needs.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care in person and via telehealth to pediatric and adult patients within Cortica’s clinical scope.
Complete the activities required for patient care, including history-taking, examinations, clinical decision-making, order entry, referrals, documentation, and other necessary tasks.
Meet productivity standards and the expected ratio of new-patient visits to follow-up visits based on panel size.
Complete 80% of encounter documentation on the same day and 100% within two business days.
Communicate each patient’s care plan face-to-face to the medical assistant after appointments and respond to patient-care needs within a clinically appropriate timeframe, no later than two business days.
Demonstrate commitment to and proficiency in comprehensive multidisciplinary care for pediatric neurodevelopment, and advance knowledge and skills in the Cortica Model.
Lead, present, or teach at Weekly Rounds and meet the annual presentation requirement at Medical Faculty Learning Hour.
Attend at least two culture, social, or team-building events per year.
Meet expected patient-outcome standards based on the Whole Child Scorecard, patient-experience standards based on feedback and other sources, and teammate-experience standards based on teammate feedback.
Maintain a patient panel that meets capacity.
Attend and contribute meaningfully to clinical meetings, including Rounds, Case Collaboration Meetings, and Medical Faculty Meeting.
Meet with the assigned Clinical Advisor at the agreed-upon frequency and duration, in accordance with program policies and procedures.
Proactively seek guidance from the Clinical Advisor through agreed communication channels during the work week to support learning and patient-care quality.