Community Health Worker - Long Beach
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 .
The Opportunity
The Community Health Worker (CHW) will support members with complex medical and social needs with managing their own health and wellbeing. CHW will assist in motivating behavioral changes in patients to improve health outcomes in members through education, peer support, and the relaying of shared experiences. This is a job focused on Long Beach. Candidates are expected to be comfortable with street outreach in Long Beach and case managing unhoused patients.
What you’ll do
- Manage a caseload of patients. This includes completing assessment forms with them, developing care plans for patients (with patients and clinical teams), and carrying out activities according to the care plan.
- Build rapport with patients with a goal of increasing the likelihood of positive behavior changes.
- Coach patients to minimize risks associated with the identified common health conditions and behaviors.
- Accompany members to medical and social services appointments.
- Connect members to appropriate programs to address barriers to care and to enhance compliance.
- Link members to local, county and state services. Follow up with members and serve as a member advocate.
- Introduce systems to promote self-management & self-efficacy.
- Document information from every encounter in designated information systems.
- Outreach and engage with eligible patients to enroll them into the Akido ECM Program.
- Other duties as assigned.
Who you are
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2+ 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 complex medical needs)
- Minimum 75% travel required - must have a valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and reliable transportation
- Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred
- Ability to work in a dynamic, outdoors environment
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to prioritize multiple and competing tasks
- Ability to communicate effectively, including articulating one’s own relevant personal experiences
- Excellent oral communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to use computers to document information into case management software
Compensation:
$28/hr
Benefits
- Health benefits include medical, dental and vision
- Paid sick time in accordance in CA law.
- Accrued paid time off (PTO)
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Physical Demands: Work may include both sedentary office duties and active engagement in the field, requiring walking and standing for extended periods.
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.
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- Will you now or anytime in the future require visa sponsorship or transfer?
- Have you or any of your immediate family members ever been employed by Akido Labs, Akido Care, Chaparral Medical Group, RIPCPC, My Family Medical Group, or any of their affiliated subsidiaries?
- Employees in this role may be required to operate a company vehicle or use a personal vehicle for work-related duties. As a condition of employment, individuals may be subject to a motor vehicle record check and must meet and maintain driving eligibility requirements in accordance with organizational and insurance standards. Driving eligibility will be determined based on driving history, valid licensure, and compliance with company insurance requirements. Eligibility may be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Employees who do not meet driving eligibility criteria may still be considered for employment but may be restricted from operating company vehicles or performing driving-related duties. Please select the box below to acknowledge that you will be asked to provide proof of motor vehicle insurance during onboarding.
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- Are you able to perform the essential functions of the position for which you are applying, with or without a reasonable accommodation?
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- If you require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of this role, or to participate in the application/interview process, please let us know.
- Have you ever been excluded, debarred, suspended, or otherwise declared ineligible to participate in Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal or state health care program — including, but not limited to, exclusion by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) or debarment/exclusion listed by the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM)? optional