Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) | Kern Street Medicine

<div class="content-intro"><p>Akido builds AI-powered doctors<strong>.</strong> 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.</p> <p>Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York, Akido offers primary and specialty care in 26 specialties—from serving <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91231274/how-one-la-doctor-is-using-ai-to-help-homeless-communities-get-medical-care">unhoused communities</a> in Los Angeles to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ai-doctor-will-see-new-york-ride-share-drivers-now-5ba53e6c?mod=Searchresults_pos1page=1">ride-share drivers</a> in New York.</p> <p>Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido is expanding its risk-bearing care models and scaling ScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform. <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250515102298/en/Akido-Raises-%2460-Million-Series-B-to-Expand-Reach-of-ScopeAI-its-Breakthrough-Health-Artificial-Intelligence">Read more about Akido’s $60M Series B</a>. More info at <a href="http://Akidolabs.com">Akidolabs.com</a>.</p></div><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>This position offers a<strong> hybrid schedule</strong> centered on telehealth, with the primary office located in Bakersfield and occasional onsite participation for patient care and teamwork.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>Manage diverse patient panels by delivering acute, chronic and preventative care directly in the field,</li> <li>Conduct patient assessment, gather histories, perform physical exams, order and interpret diagnostics, and prescribe treatment under physician supervision.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Design and implement care plans that support patients as they work toward stability and improved health outcomes.</li> <li>Collaborate daily with multidisciplinary team – physician, nurses, social workers, outreach staff to prioritize and coordinate care.</li> <li>Document all encounters to maintain accurate, up-to-date records for continuity of care.</li> <li>Other duties as assigned.</li> </ul> <p><strong>License, Certification, and Registration Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Active, unrestricted California Physician Assistant License by the time of hire</li> <li>Successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certificate Exam</li> <li>National Provider Identifier #</li> <li>DEA #</li> <li>Basic Life Support Certification</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Comfortable providing direct care in outdoor, field-based settings, under dynamic and unpredictable conditions.</li> <li>Possess strong interpersonal and communicatio ... (truncated, view full listing at source)