[Hiring] Staff Psychiatrist @Equip Health

Role Description

Equip is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible MD or DO in General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to join our rapidly growing clinical care team caring for patients ages 6–99 years with eating disorders in a 100% virtual Telehealth platform.

Staff Psychiatrists are essential members of Equip's multidisciplinary virtual treatment team, working closely alongside therapists, dietitians, and recovery/caregiver coaches to help children, adolescents, and adults recover from eating disorders. This position focuses on direct patient care and multidisciplinary collaboration without administrative or clinical supervision responsibilities for APPs. This is a remote, full-time, salaried position with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive psychiatric assessments, ongoing medication management, and evidence-based treatment plans for children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders and complex co-occurring conditions, supporting families throughout the recovery process.
• Monitor vital signs, laboratory data, and clinical indicators to ensure medical stability in an outpatient virtual setting.
• Work closely with medical assistants and nurses to order labs, prescribe medications, obtain medical records, and facilitate external care collaboration.
• Partner actively within a 5-person treatment team (therapist, dietitian, physician, peer mentor, and family mentor) to establish medical guidelines and individualized care plans.
• Utilize EMR messaging and internal communication channels to respond to patient/family inquiries and communicate efficiently with the broader care team.
• Complete session notes, medical assessments, and documentation within Equip's electronic medical record in a timely manner (within 24 hours) in compliance with company policies and best practices.
• Communicate and collaborate with patients’ outside primary care providers, specialists, or inpatient/residential facilities as needed.
• Engage actively in weekly treatment team meetings, clinical case reviews, department meetings, and continuing education initiatives.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school holding an MD or DO degree.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Proven experience or strong baseline competence in eating disorder medical management, including evaluating refeeding risks, monitoring psychiatric/medical stability variables, and managing high-risk psychotropic medications.
• Solid foundation of medical knowledge and high confidence in medical stability monitoring within a virtual high-acuity eating disorder ecosystem.

Requirements

• Preference for candidates located in EST timezone.
• Preference for IMLC Compact Option: Currently licensed through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) or IMLC Eligible (meets IMLC criteria, holds or is eligible to obtain a Letter of Qualification [LOQ]).
• Candidate must reside in an IMLC member state to qualify for or maintain the IMLC pathway.

Compensation & Benefits Package

• Earning Potential Range: $250,000 to $300,000 Annually + 15% Performance 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.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a company paid resource for mental health, legal services, financial support, and more!
• 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.
• Unlimited online courses through NetCE for therapists and medical providers.
• Up to $1,000/year stipend for continuing education.
• Equip reimburses fees associated with initial licensure and license renewals for any Equip-required licenses and/or cross-licensure requests.
• $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 Environment

• 100% Remote: Work is performed completely from home with no requirement to travel.
• Stationary position requiring the ability to operate standard computer equipment, standard office applications, and virtual telehealth technology.