Responsibilities
- 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, and other evidence-based treatments for patients across the lifespan with eating disorders and their loved ones.
- Maintain a caseload of 30-40; with the expectation being 20-26 hours of direct care and remaining time dedicated to administrative tasks.
- Participate in initial and ongoing trainings.
- Assess and diagnose mental health conditions.
- 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.
Requirements
- Active, unrestricted, and independent license to practice psychotherapy in New York.
- Ability to support 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.
- Ability to provide care 2 evenings per week (meaning being available until 8pm in your patient caseloads primary time zone).
- 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.
Nice to Have
- Experience in Family-Based Treatment and/or eating disorder treatment.
- Experience with evidence-based treatment and/or intensive treatment settings.
- Experience supporting patients with suicidal ideation and trauma.
- Case management experience and/or experience working closely with a multidisciplinary care team.
Work Arrangement
Remote (Worldwide) — New York
Additional Information
- Working hours: Monday - Friday, between 8am-8pm in Therapist’s respective patient care time zone.
- Ability to provide 30 hours a week of availability for direct patient care, including new patients and follow-up sessions.
- Ability to commit to a minimum of 16 hours of direct patient care after 2 pm in Therapist’s respective patient care time zone throughout the week (3pm if you live in the Mountain Standard Time Zone to accommodate Pacific Time Zone patients).
- Ability to commit to working until 8pm two evenings per week (you choose which evenings and you can start later in the day on these days).
- Ability to attend mandatory meetings (i.e Group Supervision, Treatment Huddles, Labs/All Hands, Individual Supervision, etc.).
- 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.