The posting, in Equip Health's own words
archived Oct 15, 2026About 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.
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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