Nurse Practitioner - Street Medicine

About the role

Akido, an AI-powered care provider, is hiring a Nurse Practitioner for its Street Medicine team in Kern County to serve vulnerable populations. The role combines hands-on care with AI-driven tools and is in person. Candidates with experience or interest in public health, home care, social work or other outpatient work with vulnerable people are particularly suited.

Key responsibilities

• Provide frontline care to patients experiencing homelessness, behavioral health challenges, serious mental illness, substance use disorders and complex chronic conditions, including those transitioning from incarceration.
• Manage patient panels by delivering acute, chronic and preventative care in the field.
• Assess patients, take histories, examine them, order and interpret diagnostics and prescribe treatment under physician supervision.
• Report to the supervising physician on complex cases and exercise independent judgment within state regulations and scope of practice.
• Design and implement care plans supporting stability and better health outcomes.
• Work daily with physicians, nurses, social workers and outreach staff, and document all encounters.

Required profile

• Comfortable giving direct care outdoors in field-based, dynamic settings.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to collaborate with the care team and the street-medicine network.
• Valid California driver's license, reliable and insured vehicle, and ability to travel up to 75% of work time.
• Independent clinical judgment and ability to lead, prioritize and coordinate clinical support staff.
• Preferred: bilingual English and Spanish, and 1+ years of experience with CalAIM populations (homelessness, SMI/SUD, post-incarceration, complex medical needs).

Licenses required

• Active, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner certificate by hire date.
• Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (California) and National Certificate.
• Registered Nurse license (California).

What we offer

• Salary range of $148,500-$187,100 USD.
• $15,000 signing bonus with a 2-year commitment.
• Up to $5,000 of relocation costs covered.