Safety Net Nursing Manager, Field Operations

Akido builds AI-powered doctors. 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.

Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York, Akido offers primary and specialty care in 26 specialties—from serving unhoused communities in Los Angeles to ride-share drivers in New York.

Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido is expanding its risk-bearing care models and scaling ScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform. Read more about Akido’s $60M Series B. More info at Akidolabs.com.

The Opportunity

Akido is scaling rapidly across Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management, and the Nursing Manager plays a critical role in ensuring safe, high-quality clinical care delivery across both field and clinic environments. Reporting to the Medical Director, this role provides clinical leadership and supervision for Medical Assistants, LVNs, and nursing staff supporting patient care across Los Angeles and Bakersfield. The Nursing Manager ensures safe clinical practice, oversees medication and injection workflows, supports laboratory specimen collection, and maintains compliance with scope of practice regulations. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a clinical team at the forefront of care delivery for vulnerable populations served through Akido's programs.

What You'll Do

• Supervise Medical Assistants, LVNs, and nursing staff working in field and clinic settings

• Oversee clinical competencies including medications, injections, laboratory collection, and patient intake procedures

• Ensure staff operate within California scope of practice requirements

• Support medication administration, vaccine administration, and injection workflows

• Oversee laboratory specimen collection including blood draws, specimen handling, labeling, and transport

• Provide clinical oversight during outreach activities including encampments, shelters, and housing sites

• Develop and maintain standardized workflows for field-based clinical care

• Conduct competency assessments and clinical training for new and existing staff

• Ensure infection control, safety procedures, and clinical protocols are followed during field deployments

• Partner with Program Managers to coordinate staffing and support field operations

• Serve as a clinical resource for staff when patient care questions arise

Who You Are

• Active California Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse license (preferred)

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in ambulatory care, community health, mobile health, or similar settings (preferred)

• Experience supervising or training Medical Assistants, LVNs, or clinical staff (preferred)

• Knowledge of California scope of practice regulations for Medical Assistants and LVNs (preferred)

• Ability to support teams operating across multiple geographic regions (preferred)

• Experience working in community health or safety net programs

• Experience supporting Medi-Cal populations

• Experience in Street Medicine, homeless health programs, or mobile health environments

• Familiarity with Enhanced Care Management or CalAIM programs

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, dental and vision

• Long-term disability

• PTO

Salary range
$110,000—$120,000 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.