Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

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’re building something new for New York City’s independent drivers — the people who keep the city moving but are often left out of traditional healthcare systems. Together with the Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) and the Workers Benefit Fund (WBF), we’re launching a lifestyle medicine–informed program focused on helping drivers live healthier, longer lives through food, movement, sleep, stress management, and community.

We’re looking for a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) who believes that health starts with lifestyle and relationships — not just prescriptions. This role is for someone who wants to blend clinical care with hands-on program design, patient connection, and health education.

This isn’t a typical PA or NP role. You’ll join a small, collaborative care team — including a physician, dietitian, health coach, and medical assistant — working in both in-person and virtual settings. You’ll help facilitate shared medical visits, guide patients through six-month lifestyle medicine programs, and bring clinical oversight to group sessions that emphasize nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction, restorative sleep, and social connection.

Beyond direct care, you’ll help shape how the model runs — refining workflows, giving feedback on digital tools, and co-creating a system that supports both patients and providers. You’ll also work with Akido’s AI-powered platform to make care easier and more personalized — using technology to lighten the load, not replace the human touch.

This program is grounded in evidence and is designed to prevent and manage chronic conditions such as obesity, pre-diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, while also addressing mental, social, and environmental factors that influence health.

If you’re passionate about community health, behavior change, and building trust with populations who’ve been underserved — this is your chance to help reimagine care from the ground up.

You’ll be a great fit if you - 

• Thrive in a team environment that values collaboration, curiosity, and compassion

• Enjoy both clinical work and program-building

• Believe that prevention and empowerment should be at the center of healthcare

• Want to connect deeply with patients and communities — not just treat conditions

• Are excited by the idea of working across settings: from our community clinic in Williamsburg to virtual group sessions reaching drivers citywide

What You’ll Do

• Oversee group medical visits focused on nutrition, movement, and stress management
• Provide individual clinical care to participants as part of the six-month lifestyle medicine program
• Collaborate with the team to design and improve workflows that make care more accessible and sustainable
• Work alongside a dietitian, health coach, and social worker to deliver patient-centered, whole-person care
• Support implementation of technology that helps track progress, streamline communication, and improve outcomes
• Help shape a model that can scale to serve more drivers and communities across New York
• Pilot new models of outreach, mobile care delivery, and chronic disease management
• Support an integrated approach to whole-person care, ensuring patients receive coordinated and comprehensive services
• Travel across NYC’s five boroughs to deliver care directly in the communities where drivers live and work
• Serve as a trusted clinical presence at community-based events and enrollment activations
• Provide real-time feedback to refine patient-facing tools, educational materials, and engagement strategies
• Contribute to the design and deployment of AI-enabled tools that streamline care delivery and support clinical decision-making

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in New York State
• National board certification
• DEA license
• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in primary care, internal medicine, family medicine, or community health
• Experience providing care to underserved or marginalized populations
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills
• Comfort working in mobile, field-based, and virtual settings

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with chronic disease management and preventive care models
• Familiarity with lifestyle medicine and whole-person care approaches
• Background in community health, urgent care, or mobile medicine
• Bilingual
• Interest in digital health and openness to adopting new AI-enabled tools in clinical practice
• Lived experience that reflects the communities we serve

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, dental and vision
• 401K
• PTO and Sick Pay
• Life Insurance
• Paid Leave Program

Work Environment

This is a mobile and field-based role. You’ll work in a variety of settings including mobile clinics, community organizations, and virtual platforms. Flexibility is key, as the role may involve nontraditional hours including early mornings, evenings, or weekends to best serve our patient population.

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.