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# Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) | Kern Street Medicine at Akido

- **Company:** Akido
- **Location:** Bakersfield, CA
- **Compensation:** $149k–$187k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs/jobs/4719909006

## Job description

Akido builds AI-powered doctors. Akido is the first AI-native care provider, combining cutting-edge technology with a nationwide medical network to address America’s physician shortage and make exceptional healthcare universal. Its AI empowers doctors to deliver faster, more accurate, and more compassionate care.

Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York, Akido offers primary and specialty care in 26 specialties—from serving [unhoused communities](https://www.fastcompany.com/91231274/how-one-la-doctor-is-using-ai-to-help-homeless-communities-get-medical-care) in Los Angeles to [ride-share drivers](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ai-doctor-will-see-new-york-ride-share-drivers-now-5ba53e6c?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1) in New York.

Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido is expanding its risk-bearing care models and scaling ScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform. [Read more about Akido’s $60M Series B](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250515102298/en/Akido-Raises-%2460-Million-Series-B-to-Expand-Reach-of-ScopeAI-its-Breakthrough-Health-Artificial-Intelligence). More info at [Akidolabs.com](http://Akidolabs.com).

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) to join Akido’s Street Medicine team in Kern County and help redefine how healthcare is delivered to the most vulnerable populations. Street Medicine is rapidly becoming a specialty of its own, and at Akido you’ll be at the forefront of this change and combining hands-on care with our AI driven tools. This is a unique opportunity for a PA who values compassion, thrives in dynamic environments, and wants to make a measurable impact beyond the walls of traditional healthcare.

Candidates with experience and/or interest in public health, home care, social work or other outpatient experience working with vulnerable populations are particularly well suited for this role.

This position offers a hybrid schedule centered on telehealth, with the primary office located in Bakersfield and occasional onsite participation for patient care and teamwork.

What You’ll Do:

- Provide frontline care to patients experiencing homelessness, behavioral health challenges, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and complex chronic conditions, including patients transitioning from incarceration.
- Manage diverse patient panels by delivering acute, chronic and preventative care directly in the field,
- Conduct patient assessment, gather histories, perform physical exams, order and interpret diagnostics, and prescribe treatment under physician supervision.
- Report to the supervising physician, working closely to address atypical and complex patient cases, while exercising independent judgement within state regulations and scope of practice.
- Design and implement care plans that support patients as they work toward stability and improved health outcomes.
- Collaborate daily with multidisciplinary team – physician, nurses, social workers, outreach staff to prioritize and coordinate care.
- Document all encounters to maintain accurate, up-to-date records for continuity of care.
- Other duties as assigned.

License, Certification, and Registration Requirements:

- Active, unrestricted California Physician Assistant License by the time of hire
- Successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certificate Exam
- National Provider Identifier #
- DEA #
- Basic Life Support Certification

Who You Are:

- Comfortable providing direct care in outdoor, field-based settings, under dynamic and unpredictable conditions.
- Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills to understand and adjust effectively to patients’ needs and the surrounding community, while working collaboratively with members of the health care team, and the street-medicine professional network.
- Ability to travel up to 75% of work time: Valid CA Driver’s License, reliable and insured vehicle
- Ability to maintain independent clinical judgement within scope of practice and regulations, while recognizing when to involve a physician.
- Ability to lead, prioritize and analyze clinical workflows, objectives and team goals.
- Ability to direct and coordinate clinical support staff.

Preferred qualifications:

- Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred
- 1+ years of experience with and comfort working with CalAIM populations of focus (people experiencing homelessness, adults with SMI/SUD, adults transitioning from incarceration, adults with complex medical needs).

Compensation:

- $15,000 signing bonus with 2 year commitment
- Up to $5,000 of relocation costs covered

Physical Demands:

Most work will be in the field working with CalAIM populations (people experiencing homelessness, adults with SMI/SUD, adults transitioning from incarceration, adults with complex medical needs). Will likely require substantial walking, standing, sitting in a car, and driving in various weather conditions.

Akido Labs, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage qualified applicants of every background, ability, and life experience to contact us about appropriate employment opportunities. Salary range $148,500—$187,100 USD

Akido Labs, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage qualified applicants of every background, ability, and life experience to contact us about appropriate employment opportunities.

## About Akido

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Akido Labs builds AI-powered clinical software and operates a nationwide network of primary and specialty care clinics to make exceptional healthcare universal.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, Y Combinator W15)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Prashant Samant (CEO) and Jared Goodner

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Healthcare technology and healthcare services (AI-native care delivery)
- **Target customers**: B2C (patients) and B2B (health plans, risk-bearing entities); serves underserved populations, unhoused communities, and ride-share drivers
- **Mission statement**: “We intend to even the playing field, leveraging AI and the latest medical advancements to bring the dream of high-quality personalized care to all. We are building the future of healthcare for everyone.” [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Scope AI** – A proprietary clinical AI operating system trained on a large health data corpus, designed to assist doctors across all specialties, enabling hyper-personalized care and population health management. [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/)
- **Akido Care Network** – A nationwide medical network (96 locations, 245+ providers) offering primary and specialty care across 26 specialties, with next-day visits and house calls. Serves 500,000+ patients. [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/)
- **Insurance / Risk-Bearing Models** – Tailored health plans covering life, disability, mental health, medical reimbursement, and accident insurance (mentioned in LinkedIn profile). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – **$81.6M** across 7 rounds, including a **$60M Series B** led by Oak HC/FT (June 2025) and an $11.2M Series A led by Future Communities Capital (December 2020). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs)
- **Annual Revenue**: Estimated at **$18.3M** (LinkedIn data, likely conservative for a startup at scale). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Oak HC/FT, Future Communities Capital, Y Combinator; leadership includes former National COO of Kaiser Permanente and former President of Anthem Blue Cross (California). [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/company)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount growth of **141.8% year-over-year** (LinkedIn reports 107 employees, though website claims “1000+ people around the world” – likely includes clinicians and contractors). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) | [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/)
  - Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York
  - 620,000 patient visits per year
  - Expanding risk-bearing care models and scaling Scope AI nationally [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First AI-native care provider** – Combines proprietary AI (Scope AI) with a real-world clinic network, creating a closed-loop data flywheel.
- **Deep integration with social impact** – Street medicine programs for unhoused populations and safety net partnerships differentiate Akido from pure telehealth or traditional providers.
- **Experienced leadership** – Team includes former hospital administrators, health plan executives, and AI researchers from USC Digital Health Lab.
- **Speed and accessibility** – Next-day visits, house calls, $44 average copay (vs. 26-day wait times and 2-hour waits in traditional settings). [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale Scope AI** – Bring the AI platform to patients across the U.S. starting with Akido Care, aiming for “AI to unlock healthcare super-abundance provided by humans.”
- **Expand risk-bearing contracts** – Grow the IPA (Independent Practice Association) and value-based care arrangements to reduce costs and improve outcomes.
- **Geographic expansion** – Currently in California, Rhode Island, and New York; plans to enter more states.
- **Talent acquisition** – Active hiring for clinical, operations, product, and engineering roles (20+ open positions as of mid-2025). [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs)

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven**: “Make excellent healthcare a basic human right” – employees report high culture scores (4.4/5 on LinkedIn, 4.4 for culture, 4.2 for career). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs)
- **AI + healthcare impact**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI applied directly to patient outcomes, with a strong engineering and product team (27% of 107 employees in technical roles).
- **Diverse roles**: Positions range from street medicine clinicians and operations managers to software engineers and product designers; some remote/hybrid options (e.g., Part-Time Registered Dietitian in New York with possible remote). [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs)
- **Compensation**: Transparent salary ranges for some roles (e.g., Software Engineer ~$140K, Senior Software Engineer ~$161K). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs)
- **Culture**: “Bridging Technology & Empathy” – team spans 5 countries, with a flat hierarchy and emphasis on social equity.

## Sources
1. [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) – Company homepage, mission, product details  
2. [akidolabs.com/company](https://www.akidolabs.com/company) – Leadership, 1000+ people claim, history  
3. [linkedin.com/company/akido-labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) – Employee count, funding, revenue, reviews, recent news  
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs) – Open positions, job descriptions  
5. [wellfound.com/company/akido-labs](https://wellfound.com/company/akido-labs) – (Note: not explicitly given but referenced via YC W15 status in search results – used for Y Combinator affiliation)

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