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Cortica
Irvine, California

Pediatrician

PediatricsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$109.79-$137.23/hr

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Posted 51m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Cortica is seeking a part time Pediatrician to join our growing multi-disciplinary team in Irvine, CA!

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!

Our culture and values guide how we work and treat one another. Cortica celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment, seeking ideas and opinions from everyone on the team.

We safeguard equal rights and respect for all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status or other applicable, legally protected characteristics.

All Cortica employment decisions are made based on an individual’s qualifications and ability to successfully perform the job responsibilities.

What Will You Do?

Provide direct patient care, in-person and via telehealth, to pediatric and adult patients that fall within the clinical scope of Cortica’s patient population.

Perform all required activities related to patient care, inclusive of all elements of history, exam, clinical decision-making, order entry, appropriate referrals to other services or specialists, documentation, and any other tasks needed for appropriate patient care, at the expected standards of clinical quality and timeliness.

Meet productivity standards and expected ratio of new patient visits to follow-up patient visits.

Timely completion of clinical documentation, with 80% of encounters completed the same day and 100% of encounters completed within two business days.

Responsible to communicate all patient care plans to 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.
  • Other duties, as assigned.

We’d Love to Hear from You If

You’ve completed four years of medical school from an accredited university.

You’ve completed 3+ years of U.S. based residency training in pediatrics.

  • You are board eligible/certified in pediatrics.
  • You hold and can maintain an unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.

Your Compensation & Benefits

Cortica cares deeply about the well-being of each member of our team, and we have created a passionate, caring, and growth-minded culture that helps teammates thrive!

As a Cortica teammate, we’ll support your well-being through a 401(k) plan with company matching and rapid vesting, paid holidays, sick time, and referral bonuses.

We value you and the experience you bring to your role, and are proud to provide you with a compensation and benefits package designed to enhance all aspects of your life.

The base pay range for this opening is $109.79/hr to $137.23/hr. According to your skill level, relevant experience, education level, and location, you will receive compensation that fits appropriately within the range.

EOE. This posting is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the role and its duties. Please review the job description in the following link: Job Description

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Key Responsibilities

Provide direct medical care to pediatric and adult patients with neurodevelopmental differences through both in-person and telehealth consultations. Actively participate in multidisciplinary clinical meetings and maintain high standards for clinical documentation and patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed four years of medical school and at least three years of U.S.-based residency training in pediatrics. Applicants are required to be board eligible or certified in pediatrics and hold an unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Autism spectrum disorder treatmentADHD treatmentMedical documentationTreatment planningClinical quality standardsPatient communication

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

In California, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$274k (86 salary observations; 261 listings), vs ~$246k nationally (408 salary observations; 2,226 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 50% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$228k–$285kPediatrics median $260k (middle half $242k–$281k)118 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$274k median in California$246k nationally (+11%)86 state / 408 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$232k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in California116 active736 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 50% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 30% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Pediatrics hiring demand#9 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 45 days · 29% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 236 postings, 246 closed
New Pediatrics listings1,223 in the last 30 days781 the 30 days before (+57%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pediatrics pay trend+7.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pediatrician Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 18 employers
4
<$235k
7
$235k-265k
3
$265k-295k
5
$295k-325k
4
$325k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
67%
Relocation assistance
33%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 730 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Cortica

Hospitals and Health Care
San Diego, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) plan with company matching and rapid vesting
Paid holidays
Sick time
Referral bonuses

Living in Irvine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.36M
Typical market rent
$3,604/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.