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Salary: USD 148,500 - 187,100 / annual
Akido Labs is an AI-native care provider serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York. The company combines cutting-edge clinical AI technology with a nationwide medical network to address America's physician shortage and expand access to exceptional healthcare. Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido recently raised a $60M Series B to scale ScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform.
You will join Akido's Street Medicine team in Kern County as a Physician Associate, working at the forefront of a rapidly emerging specialty. This role combines hands-on clinical care with AI-driven tools to serve the most vulnerable populations, including people experiencing homelessness, those with behavioral health challenges, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and complex chronic conditions, as well as patients transitioning from incarceration.
Key responsibilities include:
- Provide frontline acute, chronic, and preventative care directly in field-based settings under dynamic, unpredictable conditions
- Manage diverse patient panels through patient assessment, history-gathering, physical exams, diagnostic ordering and interpretation, and treatment prescription under physician supervision
- Report to supervising physician and exercise independent clinical judgment within state regulations and scope of practice, escalating atypical and complex cases appropriately
- Design and implement individualized care plans supporting patient stability and improved health outcomes
- Collaborate daily with multidisciplinary teams (physicians, nurses, social workers, outreach staff) to coordinate and prioritize care
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical documentation for continuity of care
- Travel up to 75% of work time to deliver care in the field
This is a hybrid role centered on telehealth with primary office in Bakersfield and occasional onsite participation for patient care and team collaboration.
Candidates with experience and/or strong interest in public health, home care, social work, or outpatient care with vulnerable populations are particularly well-suited.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Active, unrestricted California Physician Assistant License by hire date
- Successful completion of Physician Assistant National Certificate Exam
- National Provider Identifier #
- DEA #
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Valid California Driver's License and reliable, insured vehicle
- Ability to travel up to 75% of work time
- Comfortable providing direct care in outdoor, field-based settings
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to adjust to patient needs and community context
- Ability to maintain independent clinical judgment within scope of practice while recognizing when to involve physician
- Ability to lead, prioritize, and analyze clinical workflows and team goals
- Ability to direct and coordinate clinical support staff
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- 1+ years of experience working with CalAIM populations of focus (people experiencing homelessness, adults with serious mental illness/substance use disorders, adults transitioning from incarceration, adults with complex medical needs)
