Therapist - Eating Disorder (Remote Maryland)

About the role

The Licensed Therapist will work closely with a multidisciplinary care team to deliver evidence-based care for eating disorders and related conditions. Responsibilities include providing therapy, assessing patients, collaborating with the team, and maintaining licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based family, individual, and group therapy for eating disorders and comorbid diagnoses in a virtual clinic setting.
• Implement family-based treatment (FBT), enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E), cognitive behavioral therapy for ARFID, and other evidence-based treatments for patients across the lifespan with eating disorders and their loved ones.
• Maintain a caseload of 30-40 patients, with 20-26 hours of direct care and the rest dedicated to administrative tasks.
• Participate in initial and ongoing trainings.
• Achieve a caseload of 30-40 patients, with 20-26 hours of direct care and the rest dedicated to administrative tasks.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team of physicians, 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.
• Engage and collaborate in Treatment Team meetings, supervision, and department meetings.
• Maintain licensure in home state and obtain licensure in other states as requested by Equip (licensure costs will be covered by Equip).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted, and independent license to practice psychotherapy in Maryland.
• Passion for evidence-based care and treatment.
• Ability to support a caseload of patients of all ages, co-occurring conditions, backgrounds and cultures, and with varying degrees of acuity.
• Enthusiastic, strong team player.
• Ability to safely and effectively deliver care in a virtual setting.
• Experience in Family-Based Treatment and/or eating disorder treatment (nice to have).
• Experience with evidence-based treatment and/or intensive treatment settings (nice to have).
• Experience supporting patients with suicidal ideation and trauma (nice to have).
• Case management experience and/or experience working closely with a multidisciplinary care team (nice to have).

Benefits

• Flex PTO policy (3-5 wks/year recommended) + 11 paid company holidays.
• 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!
• HealthJoy, a 100% employer-paid platform connecting you to a healthcare concierge who can help you navigate your benefits.
• 401K Option!
• Student Loan Repayment: $500/quarter for employees under a year of tenure. $1,000/quarter for employees over a year of tenure.
• Continuing Education: 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 at $3,000 per training.
• Up to $1,000/year stipend for continuing education.
• Licensing: Equip reimburses fees associated with initial licensure and license renewals (e.g., exam fees, application to the state board, exam study materials, etc.) for any Equip-required licenses and/or cross-licensure requests.
• Work From Home Additional Perks: $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 (year 5, year 7, etc.). Company Laptop.