[Hiring] Pre-Licensed Therapist @Equip Health

Role Description

The Pre-Licensed Therapist will be responsible for working closely and effectively with a multidisciplinary care team - including nutrition, medical, psychiatry, and mentorship to deliver evidence-based modalities including FBT, CBT-AR, and CBT-E. You will deliver evidence-based treatment with quality documentation through your ongoing assessment of patient and family needs. Equip’s Pre-Licensed Therapists must obtain and maintain an active pre-licensure status in New York and other required states per business need and, with financial support from Equip, pursue additional state licensures as needed.

Working Hours

• Patient Scheduling, Monday - Friday, between 8am-8pm in the Patient's timezone.
• Ability to provide 30 hours a week of availability for direct patient care, including groups, new patients, and follow-up sessions.
• Ability to commit to a minimum of 20 hours of direct patient care after 2 pm in your patient population's time zone throughout the week.
• Ability to commit to working until 7 pm three evenings per week.
• Ability to attend mandatory meetings (i.e Group Supervision, Treatment Huddles, Labs/All Hands, Individual Supervision, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Obtain and maintain pre-licensure status in required states per business need, and are willing to obtain licensure in other states as requested by Equip (licensure costs will be covered by Equip).
• Provide evidence-based family, individual, and group therapy for eating disorders and comorbid diagnoses in a virtual clinic (i.e. telehealth) setting.
• Implement family-based treatment (FBT), enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E), cognitive behavioral therapy for ARFID (CBT-AR), and other evidence-based treatments for patients across the lifespan with eating disorders and their loved ones.
• Maintain a patient caseload as assigned to assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.
• Participate in continuous training, supervision, department meetings, and other administrative tasks as required.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team of medical providers, dietitians, patient mentors, and family mentors, along with outside providers.
• Utilize between-session messaging to support patients and communicate with the treatment team through Equip’s EMR in accordance with Equip’s policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Completion of Master’s degree or doctoral degree program in mental health field and be associate license-eligible or in process of obtaining associate license in New York (marriage and family therapy, social work, professional counseling, psychology, etc.).
• Willingness to support, with supervision, a caseload of patients of all ages, co-occurring conditions, backgrounds and cultures, and with varying degrees of acuity.
• Passion for evidence-based care and treatment.
• Enthusiastic, strong team player.
• Ability to safely and effectively deliver care in a virtual setting.
• Passion for mental health and eating disorder treatment and expanding access to treatment.

Compensation & Benefits Package

• Earning Potential Range: $65,000 to $75,000 Annually (Consists of Base Pay + 15% Performance-Based Bonus Potential).
• Flex PTO policy (3-5 wks/year recommended) + 11 paid company holidays.
• Generous Parental Leave Benefits.
• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance.
• Equip pays for a significant percentage of benefits premiums for individuals and families.
• Spring Health, a 100% employer-paid mental health benefit through Guardian.
• 5 free therapy sessions and 5 free coaching sessions per year for you and each of your dependents.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a company paid resource for mental health, legal services, financial support, and more!
• HealthJoy, a 100% employer-paid platform connecting you to a healthcare concierge who can help you navigate your benefits.
• 401K Option!

Other Benefits

• Student Loan Repayment: $500/quarter for employees under a year of tenure; $1,000/quarter for employees over a year of tenure.
• Robust training in evidence-based treatments for eating disorders, including Family-Based Treatment, Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID.
• Comparable training workshops and supervision in these modalities are valued over $3,000.
• For therapists and medical providers, unlimited online courses through NetCE.
• Up to $1,000/year stipend for continuing education.
• Opportunities to attend team onsites and conferences at various locations throughout the US.
• Equip reimburses/covers fees associated with initial licensure and license renewals for any Equip-required licenses and/or cross-licensure requests.
• Equip will provide a qualified supervisor to facilitate your clinical hours, integrated into your standard work schedule.
• $50/month stipend added directly to an employee’s paycheck to cover home internet expenses.
• Initial work-from-home stipend of up to $500.
• Reload of $200 on the home office stipend at the 3-year mark and then every other year after that.
• Company Laptop.

Physical Demands

Work is performed 100% from home with no requirement to travel. This is a stationary position that requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards as well as to talk or hear by telephone. Sit or stand as needed.