Full Time, Onsite Pediatrician

About the role

Cortica is seeking a Pediatrician to join our growing multi-disciplinary team in Charlotte, NC. As a pediatrician with Cortica, you’ll provide medical care to patients with autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental differences as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary clinical team. Our care model, driven by insights and technologies from emerging neuroscience, brings together clinicians from a range of disciplines to design and deliver comprehensive care to children. Because the heart of Cortica’s mission is direct patient care, the skill and compassion of our staff are crucial to achieving extraordinary experiences and outcomes for the families we serve. Cortica is a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering the most effective treatment methods for children with neurodevelopmental differences. Our mission is to design and deliver life-changing care – one child, one family, one community at a time. Ultimately, we envision a world that cultivates the full potential of every child. At Cortica, every team member is instrumental in helping us achieve our mission!

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, in-person and via telehealth, to pediatric and adult patients within Cortica’s clinical scope.
• Perform all required activities related to patient care, including history, exam, clinical decision‑making, order entry, appropriate referrals, documentation, and any other tasks needed for appropriate patient care at expected standards of clinical quality and timeliness.
• Meet productivity standards and expected ratio of new patient visits to follow‑up patient visits.
• Complete clinical documentation timely – 80% of encounters the same day and 100% within two business days.
• Communicate all patient care plans to the medical assistant face‑to‑face following each appointment and respond to all patient‑care needs within a clinically appropriate response time (not to exceed 2 business days).
• Attend and actively participate in clinical meetings (Rounds, Case Collaboration, Medical Faculty, etc.) by sharing clinical insights, discussing treatment plans, and collaborating on patient care decisions.
• Consistently receive positive patient experience feedback based on NPS and other sources.
• Meet expected standards for teammate experience based on teammate feedback.
• Lead, present, and teach at Weekly Rounds.
• Sustain a patient caseload that meets established productivity expectations.
• Meet expected standards for patient outcomes based on Whole Child Scorecard.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Four years of medical school from an accredited university.
• 3+ years of U.S.‑based residency training in pediatrics.
• Board eligible or certified in pediatrics.
• Unrestricted medical license in the state of practice (NC) and ability to maintain it.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate demonstrates skill and compassion, a commitment to direct patient care, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

• $3,000 continuing education stipend.
• 401(k) matching.
• More than four weeks of paid time off, plus continuing education/wellness days and holidays annually.
• Health, vision, dental, and pet insurance.
• Referral bonuses.
• Up to 5% annual bonus (eligible after 4,400 wRVU).

Pay

Salary range (DOE): $192,000 to $240,000.

Schedule

34 hours per week of direct care with 6 hours of protected time; flexible hours available in the morning or afternoons.