Float Therapist - Remote

Equip Health; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 138,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home stipend

Company Laptop

Home internet stipend

401K Option

Continuing Education stipend

Job summary

Equip Health seeks a Float Therapist to provide cross-state coverage and continuity of care via telehealth. You will deliver evidence-based therapy across multiple time zones, supporting patients during clinician leaves and surge periods.

The role requires 2+ years of post-licensure experience, active licensure, and the ability to work 30 hours weekly with 3–4 late evening shifts, including PST evenings. Remote, home-based, with full benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of post-licensure clinical experience providing direct psychotherapy.
• Active, unrestricted state license allowing independent practice.
• Interstate licensure across 30+ US states encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based individual, family, and group therapy via telehealth.
• Maintain clinical availability during peak hours across time zones.
• Triage, risk assessment, and crisis intervention for coverage periods.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary care teams to ensure seamless handoffs.

Skills

Teletherapy

EMR proficiency

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Crisis intervention

Education

Master’s or Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field

Tools

PSYPACT

Telehealth tools

Job description

About Equip

Equip is the leading virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment program on a mission to ensure that everyone with an eating disorder can access treatment that works. Created by clinical experts in the field and people with lived experience, Equip builds upon evidence-based treatments to empower individuals to reach lasting recovery. All Equip patients receive a dedicated care team, including a therapist, dietitian, physician, and peer and family mentor. The company operates in all 50 states and is partnered with most major health insurance plans. Learn more about our strong outcomes and treatment approach at www.equip.health.

Founded in 2019, Equip has been a fully virtual company since its inception and is proud of the highly-engaged, passionate, and diverse Equipsters that have created Equip’s culture. Recognized by Time as one of the most influential companies of 2023, along with awards from Linkedin and Lattice, we are grateful to Equipsters for building a sustainable treatment program that has served thousands of patients and families.

About the Role

The Float Therapist will be responsible for providing critical multi-state coverage gaps to guarantee continuity of care across Equip’s national patient community. This role strengthens Equip’s delivery model by providing rapid-response, cross-state therapy during clinician leaves, call-outs, and surge periods. Operating with cross-jurisdictional licensure and key evening hours, the role ensures that patients always have timely access to specialized care when they need it most. Ultimately, this role is essential to maintaining Equip’s high standards of patient outcomes and supporting provider sustainability across the entire clinical network.

Working Hours

Equip’s working hours are 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 working until 6pm Pacific Time Zone, three to four 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.).

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based individual, family, and group therapy for eating disorders and comorbid diagnoses via telehealth, adapting care plans to ensure continuity during primary clinician absences, leaves, or high-volume periods.
• Maintain clinical availability during designated peak hours, including 3–4 late evening shifts per week, to accommodate flexible patient scheduling needs across multiple time zones.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments, triage, risk management, and crisis interventions for patients entering temporary or short-term coverage care.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary care teams—including physicians, dietitians, mentors, and external providers—to maintain seamless treatment coordination and care handoffs.
• Deliver prompt, accurate, and high-quality clinical documentation and between-session patient messaging within Equip’s EMR in accordance with company standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, clinical supervision, department case conferences, and required initial and ongoing trainings.
• Adhere to Equip’s care delivery expectations regarding scheduled session hours, productivity targets, and administrative response times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of post-licensure clinical experience providing direct evidence-based psychotherapy in an outpatient or telepsychology setting.
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related mental health field from an accredited institution.
• Active, unrestricted, and independent clinical state license (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, PsyD, PhD) allowing for independent clinical practice.
• Active state licenses and/or relevant interstate compact authorizations (e.g., PSYPACT for psychologists) enabling clinical practice across 30 or more US states.
• Demonstrated experience working with eating disorders and in eating disorder treatment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain predictable schedule availability for 3–4 late evening shifts per week (until at least 6pm PST.)
• Demonstrated experience providing evidence-based treatment modalities (e.g., FBT, CBT, ACT) via telehealth across diverse patient populations, ages, and levels of clinical acuity.
• Demonstrated experience conducting rapid clinical intake assessments, risk evaluations, and crisis interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary care team and manage complex patient handoffs with short notice.
• Demonstrated proficiency using electronic medical record (EMR) systems and digital telehealth tools for timely documentation and patient communication.

Compensation & Benefits Package

Compensation

• Earning Potential Range: $110,000 to $120,000 Base Pay + 15% Annual Performance Based Bonus.

Time Off

• Flex PTO policy (3-5 wks/year recommended) + 11 paid company holidays.
• Generous Parental Leave Benefits.

Core 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.
  • You can receive 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.

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.
• For therapists and medical providers, unlimited online courses through NetCE.
• 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.

Physical Demands

Work is performed 100% from home with no requirement to travel. Must be able to remain in a stationary period for prolonged periods at a desk or workstation, with the option to alternate between sitting and standing as needed. Must be able to operate standard office equipment such as a computer screen and keyboards as well as to exchange accurate information, actively listen, and communicate clearly with colleagues, clients or stakeholders over the phone, via video conferencing, and/or in person.

At Equip, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are woven into everything we do. At the heart of Equip’s mission is a relentless dedication to making sure that everyone with an eating disorder has access to care that works regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ability, weight, socio-economic status, and any marginalized identity. We also strive toward our providers and corporate team reflecting that same dedication both in bringing in and retaining talented employees from all backgrounds and identities. We have an Equip DEIB council, Equip For All; also referred to as EFA. EFA at Equip aims to be a space driven by mutual respect, and thoughtful, effective communication strategy - enabling full participation of members who identify as marginalized or under-represented and allies, amplifying diverse voices, creating opportunities for advocacy and contributing to the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Equip.

As an equal opportunity employer, we provide equal opportunity in all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, training and promotion, termination, and any other terms and conditions of employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, familial status, age, disability, weight, and/or any other legally protected classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our dedication to equitable access, which is core to our mission, extends to how we build our "village." In line with our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), we are dedicated to an accessible hiring process where all candidates feel a true sense of belonging. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, interview, or perform the essential functions of a role, we invite you to reach out to our People team at [e-mail].