Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Opening at Cortica

Cortica is looking for a full time Site Nurse Practitioner to join its growing team at our center in Glendale, CA!

• In this role, you will conduct patient intakes, screenings, and assessments, considering the unique needs of each patient and their family.
• You will also provide ongoing education to families and work closely with other specialists to offer comprehensive care, including nutrition evaluation, dietary support, and ongoing medical management.
• Work with our cognitive and behavioral child neurologists and pediatricians to provide ongoing care for attention, sleep, headaches, and challenging behavior, medication management as well as medical follow-ups.

What will you do?

• Complete thorough patient intakes, screenings, and assessments that incorporate the unique characteristics and needs of each patient and family member into the plan of care.
• Triage referrals for acute needs to other members of the Cortica team
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team members to coordinate compendium of care for each patient.
• Utilize the nursing process, scientific reasoning and critical problem solving to practice within the scope of responsibilities as defined by the State Board of Nursing including placing orders and screening tests in in accordance with approved protocol(s) and guidelines.
• Provide ongoing education to families enrolled in our medical program on a diverse set of well-delineated topics including what it means to have an autism label, how to help you child sleep, pill-swallowing, sexuality, navigating the school system and much more.
• Provide nutrition evaluation and dietary support in concert with our speech and occupational therapy team. Our program is based on the SOS feeding approach and Cortica’s nutrition framework.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You are knowledgeable regarding diagnoses and therapies for the following conditions: Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Speech and Language delay, Sensory Processing Disorder, Headaches, Insomnia, Epilepsy (seizure action plan, safety), sensory processing disorder and other neurodevelopmental diagnosis.
• You have a minimum of 12 months in pediatric practice in an outpatient setting (pediatric or family nurse practitioner), preferably behavioral neurology and/or Neurodevelopmental Medicine (NDM) and pediatric behavior disorders, including autism.
• You are proficient in ADIR/ADOS diagnostic evaluation (Gold standard).
• You have a telemedicine skillset including ability to leverage multiple forms of technology simultaneously in efforts to document while connecting with patients. (EMR, virtual wait rooms).
• You hold a current and unrestricted license and/or certification that is required to practice within your clinical domain and obtain cross-state licensure in new states as indicated by the current business needs.
• You have a knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Your Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range (DOE) $139,911 to $174,888
• 5% Annual Bonus
• $2,000 continuing education stipend
• Stock options
• 401k matching
• PTO and continuing education/wellness days
• Paid holidays
• Health, vision, dental, and pet insurance
• Referral bonuses

EOE. This posting is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the role and its duties. Please review the full job description in the following link: https://bit.ly/3EbReZv

About Cortica

We are a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering a unique, multi-specialty approach to the treatment of neurodevelopmental differences. We serve a variety of patient populations including individuals with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delays, sensory processing disorder, articulation challenges, ADHD, anxiety, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, learning disorders, and more. Our clinical 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. At the heart of Cortica's mission is direct patient care, and so the skill and compassion of our staff are the crucial components to extraordinary experiences and outcomes for the families we serve.