Nurse Practitioner | Kern Street Medicine

Job Description

Job Description

Akido is rebuilding the healthcare experience from the ground up. Through early interventions designed around social determinants of health (SDoH), world-class care focused on chronic disease, and human-centered technology, we believe we can build a healthcare model that allows for all patients to live their fullest lives. We are a fast-growing, impact-focused, Y Combinator company created out of the University of Southern California's D-Health Lab with the idea that empowering government, healthcare, and nonprofit services with population-based data could help usher in a new era of preventive public health. Today we are building a full stack medical network that leverages our predictive capabilities to provide a frictionless experience for both our patients and care providers.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner 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 Nurse Practitioner 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.

Who You Are

Preferred qualifications :

License, certification, and registration requirements :

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.

Compensation :

Salary range

$125,000—$187,000 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.