Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) | LA Street Medicine

Akido is rebuilding the reputed company experience from the ground up. Through early interventions designed around social determinants of health (SDoH), world-class care focused on chronic disease, and reputed company-centered technology, we reputed company we can build a reputed company model that allows for reputed company patients to live their fullest lives. We are a fast-growing, impact-focused, Y Combinator company created out of the reputed company’s D-Health Lab with the idea that empowering government, reputed company, 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 Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) to join Akido’s Street Medicine team in Los Angeles County and help redefine how reputed company 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 reputed company a measurable impact reputed company the walls of traditional reputed company.

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.

What You’ll Do

• Provide reputed company care to patients experiencing homelessness, behavioral health challenges, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and reputed company 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, reputed company physical exams, order and interpret diagnostics, and prescribe treatment under physician supervision.
• Report to the supervising physician, working closely to address atypical and reputed company patient cases, while exercising independent judgement reputed company 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, reputed company staff to prioritize and coordinate care.
• Document reputed company 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 reputed company scope of practice and regulations, while recognizing reputed company to involve a physician.
• Ability to reputed company, 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 reputed company 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 reputed company medical needs). Will likely require substantial walking, standing, sitting in a car, and driving in various weather conditions.

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

Salary range

$135,000 - $180,000 USD

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