Pediatric Neurologist

Cortica is seeking a Pediatric Neurologist with a passion for serving children with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

Cortica is a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering a unique, interdisciplinary approach to neurodevelopment. We envision a world where seeing doctors, therapists and getting the best care for autism or other developmental differences is easy. We serve a variety of patient populations including individuals with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, speech and language disorders, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, genetic conditions, and more.Our centers are collaborative environments full of professionals who are passionate about serving this unique population.

Our interdisciplinary team includes: Pediatric neurologists, Pediatricians, Nurse Practitioners, EEG technicians, Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Speech-language Pathologists, Behavior Therapists (ABA), Music Therapists, and more.

What will you do?

As a Pediatric Neurologist on our care team, you’ll provide gold-standard medical care to patients at Cortica. You’ll collaborate closely with other pediatric neurologists (including epileptologists), pediatricians, and pediatric nurse practitioners to diagnose and treat genetic, metabolic, neurological, GI, and other conditions that commonly occur in children with autism and other developmental diagnoses. We welcome medical practitioners at any stage of their career, and we provide in-depth training to support your continued growth in the diagnosis and management of pediatric neurodevelopmental conditions. We use a wide range of medical therapies, including nutrition modification and supplementation, medication management, and neuromodulation (device therapeutics). Cortica utilizes a comprehensive set of standardized assessments to track developmental outcomes. You’ll gain a deep understanding of these assessments and will use outcome metrics to guide your patients’ comprehensive therapy programs.

Physicians at Cortica generally spend 60 minutes for new-patient appointments and 30 minutes for follow-up appointments. Your schedule will be weekdays only with no evening or weekend coverage (no on-call requirements).

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You care a lot about your patients
• You have completed four years of medical school from an accredited university.
• You are board certified or board eligible in pediatrics & neurology and psychiatry
• You hold a current and unrestricted medical license within the state of provided care and open to pursuing other state licenses for remote coverage of other Cortica markets

*We welcome applications from physicians at all levels of experience, including new graduates from residency programs.You will partner with tenured medical professionals for support and training.

• $3,000 continuing education stipend.
• 33 hours per week of direct care with 7 hours of protected time
• Ability to specialize your practice to match your clinical interests
• 401k matching
• More than four weeks paid time off, including continuing education/wellness day sand holidays, annually
• Book Club
• No on-call or weekend hours
• Health, vision, dental and pet insurance
• Compensation: $214,000 to $267,000
• UP to 5% Annual Bonus (Eligible after 4,400 wRVU )

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