Licensed Psychiatrist | Headspace | Remote (United States)
Posted 2025-09-08
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">About the Psychiatrist, 1099 role at Headspace</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Headspace is your lifelong guide to better mental health. We make mental health support accessible to everyone, no matter their background or experience. Through our flagship Headspace app, we provide mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. Our</em><a href="http://www.headspace.com/enterprise" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> <em>enterprise offerings</em></a> <em>combine this experience with a human-centered model of care, with coaching, therapy, psychiatry and EAP services under one roof. Our team of experts ranges from mental health clinicians, to Emmy award-winning producers and data scientists, working together as one to help millions of people around the world be healthier and more productive.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Members who have access to our personalized care plans receive the right level of care based on their needs – from self-management tools and coaching to therapy and psychiatry. Our proprietary app delivers clinically validated self-care content, along with chat access to coaches and video access to therapists, psychiatrists for our members.In moments of need, we provide our members with stigma-free access to high-quality coaches, clinicians and content.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>We are currently seeking an <strong class=" font-semibold">IMLCC eligible</strong> <strong class=" font-semibold">1099 licensed psychiatrist contractor</strong> <strong class=" font-semibold">(a current NC license desired but not required)</strong> t</em> <em>o provide direct, virtual care as part of a multidisciplinary team. Psychiatrists will provide care only to members who reside in states in which the clinician is licensed.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>The hourly rate range for this role is</em> <em>$185-195 /per session.</em> <em>Pay rate is determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to location, skills and scope required, relevant licensure and certifications, and unique relevant experience and job-related skills.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Contractors are expected to</em> <strong class=" font-semibold"><em>provide a minimum 10 hours a week</em></strong> <em>of availability. More is always welcome, depending on your schedule.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold"><em>Due to the nature of healthcare services provided to our customers, partners and members, all work must be provided in the U.S. Data, specifically personal health information, may not be accessed, disclosed or used outside of the U.S. Please note that the U.S. is limited to the 50 states of the United States — it does not include U.S. territories like Puerto Rico.</em></strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What you will do</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Direct Care</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Provide high quality, innovative, tele-psychiatry to Headspace patients over a HIPAA-compliant video conferencing platform</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Complete, sign and lock clinical case notes within 24 hours of session</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Maintain your personalized database to record proof of licensure, license updates, expiration dates, personal information, etc.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Stay up to date with clinical leadership communication (checking and responding to emails in a timely fashion)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Work with a collaborative care team including mental health coaches, other therapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and external care providers, which includes participating in weekly all-team meetings and weekly consultation groups</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Required Background</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Must be available for <strong class=" font-semibold">at least 10 hours</strong> per week<!-- -->
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Night and weekend flexibility is a plus</span></li>
</ul>
<p></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">MD with completion of accredited psychiatry residency – BE/BC</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A license to practice psychiatry</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Licensure in multiple states is highly valued, specifically MUST be IMLCC eligible (<em>a current NC license desired but not required)</em></strong></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Cross licensed and/or willing to cross license in multiple full scope of practice states</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">3+ years experience providing clinical psychiatry services</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with tele-psychiatry highly valued</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Willingness and confidence to integrate cutting-edge technology into all aspects of your care</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Clinical competence in psychopharmacology and in evidence based practices (CBT, DBT, ACT, Mindfulness, etc.)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Knowledge of current research to integrate into your practice</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Familiarity, comfort and confidence with technology – various applications, tech tools, Google web-apps, video conferencing, EMR, etc.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">**Tech-savviness is a must**</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Not currently employed by one of Headspace’s direct competitors</span></li>
</ul>
<hr>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Headspace participates in the</em> <a href="https://www.ginger.com/careers/ginger-e-verify" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>E-Verify Program</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold"><em>Privacy Statement</em></strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>All member records are protected according to our<a href="https://organizations.headspace.com/page/applicant-notice" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Privacy Policy</a>. Further, while employees of Headspace (formerly Ginger) cannot access Headspace products/services, they will be offered benefits according to the company’s benefit plan. To ensure we are adhering to best practice and ethical guidelines in the field of mental health, we take care to avoid dual relationships. A dual relationship occurs when a mental health care provider has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist relationship—including, for example, a managerial relationship.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>As such, Headspace requests that individuals who have received coaching or clinical services at Headspace wait until their care with Headspace is complete before applying for a position. If someone with a Headspace account is hired for a position, please note their account will be deactivated and they will not be able to use Headspace services for the duration of their employment.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Further, if Headspace cannot find a role that fails to resolve an ethical issue associated with a dual relationship, Headspace may need to take steps to ensure ethical obligations are being adhered to, including a delayed start date or a potential leave of absence. Such steps would be taken to protect both the former member, as well as any relevant individuals from their care team, from impairment, risk of exploitation, or harm.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">For how how we will use the personal information you provide as part of the application process, please see: [https://organizations.headspace.com/page/applicant-notice>.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Headspace is your lifelong guide to better mental health. We make mental health support accessible to everyone, no matter their background or experience. Through our flagship Headspace app, we provide mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. Our</em><a href="http://www.headspace.com/enterprise" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> <em>enterprise offerings</em></a> <em>combine this experience with a human-centered model of care, with coaching, therapy, psychiatry and EAP services under one roof. Our team of experts ranges from mental health clinicians, to Emmy award-winning producers and data scientists, working together as one to help millions of people around the world be healthier and more productive.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Members who have access to our personalized care plans receive the right level of care based on their needs – from self-management tools and coaching to therapy and psychiatry. Our proprietary app delivers clinically validated self-care content, along with chat access to coaches and video access to therapists, psychiatrists for our members.In moments of need, we provide our members with stigma-free access to high-quality coaches, clinicians and content.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>We are currently seeking an <strong class=" font-semibold">IMLCC eligible</strong> <strong class=" font-semibold">1099 licensed psychiatrist contractor</strong> <strong class=" font-semibold">(a current NC license desired but not required)</strong> t</em> <em>o provide direct, virtual care as part of a multidisciplinary team. Psychiatrists will provide care only to members who reside in states in which the clinician is licensed.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>The hourly rate range for this role is</em> <em>$185-195 /per session.</em> <em>Pay rate is determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to location, skills and scope required, relevant licensure and certifications, and unique relevant experience and job-related skills.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Contractors are expected to</em> <strong class=" font-semibold"><em>provide a minimum 10 hours a week</em></strong> <em>of availability. More is always welcome, depending on your schedule.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold"><em>Due to the nature of healthcare services provided to our customers, partners and members, all work must be provided in the U.S. Data, specifically personal health information, may not be accessed, disclosed or used outside of the U.S. Please note that the U.S. is limited to the 50 states of the United States — it does not include U.S. territories like Puerto Rico.</em></strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What you will do</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Direct Care</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Provide high quality, innovative, tele-psychiatry to Headspace patients over a HIPAA-compliant video conferencing platform</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Complete, sign and lock clinical case notes within 24 hours of session</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Maintain your personalized database to record proof of licensure, license updates, expiration dates, personal information, etc.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Stay up to date with clinical leadership communication (checking and responding to emails in a timely fashion)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Work with a collaborative care team including mental health coaches, other therapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and external care providers, which includes participating in weekly all-team meetings and weekly consultation groups</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Required Background</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Must be available for <strong class=" font-semibold">at least 10 hours</strong> per week<!-- -->
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Night and weekend flexibility is a plus</span></li>
</ul>
<p></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">MD with completion of accredited psychiatry residency – BE/BC</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A license to practice psychiatry</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Licensure in multiple states is highly valued, specifically MUST be IMLCC eligible (<em>a current NC license desired but not required)</em></strong></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Cross licensed and/or willing to cross license in multiple full scope of practice states</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">3+ years experience providing clinical psychiatry services</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with tele-psychiatry highly valued</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Willingness and confidence to integrate cutting-edge technology into all aspects of your care</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Clinical competence in psychopharmacology and in evidence based practices (CBT, DBT, ACT, Mindfulness, etc.)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Knowledge of current research to integrate into your practice</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Familiarity, comfort and confidence with technology – various applications, tech tools, Google web-apps, video conferencing, EMR, etc.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">**Tech-savviness is a must**</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Not currently employed by one of Headspace’s direct competitors</span></li>
</ul>
<hr>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Headspace participates in the</em> <a href="https://www.ginger.com/careers/ginger-e-verify" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>E-Verify Program</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold"><em>Privacy Statement</em></strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>All member records are protected according to our<a href="https://organizations.headspace.com/page/applicant-notice" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Privacy Policy</a>. Further, while employees of Headspace (formerly Ginger) cannot access Headspace products/services, they will be offered benefits according to the company’s benefit plan. To ensure we are adhering to best practice and ethical guidelines in the field of mental health, we take care to avoid dual relationships. A dual relationship occurs when a mental health care provider has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist relationship—including, for example, a managerial relationship.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>As such, Headspace requests that individuals who have received coaching or clinical services at Headspace wait until their care with Headspace is complete before applying for a position. If someone with a Headspace account is hired for a position, please note their account will be deactivated and they will not be able to use Headspace services for the duration of their employment.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Further, if Headspace cannot find a role that fails to resolve an ethical issue associated with a dual relationship, Headspace may need to take steps to ensure ethical obligations are being adhered to, including a delayed start date or a potential leave of absence. Such steps would be taken to protect both the former member, as well as any relevant individuals from their care team, from impairment, risk of exploitation, or harm.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">For how how we will use the personal information you provide as part of the application process, please see: [https://organizations.headspace.com/page/applicant-notice>.</p>