Job Description

About Boulder

Boulder Care is an award-winning digital clinic for addiction medicine, recognized for both innovation and high quality of patient care. Founded in 2017 by CEO Stephanie Strong, our mission is to improve the lives of people with substance use disorders through compassionate, evidence-based care.

We provide Boulder patients with a fully virtual, multidisciplinary care team—including medical providers and peer recovery specialists—who deliver personalized treatment, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and ongoing support. Our approach is grounded in clinical excellence, patient-centered care, and a commitment to reducing barriers to recovery. Boulder partners with leading health plans, employers, and community organizations to ensure that our services are accessible and covered for the people who need them most.

Named by Fortune as one of the Best Workplaces in Healthcare, we foster a culture of kindness, respect, and meaningful work that delivers outstanding patient outcomes and moves the addiction medicine industry forward.

About this role

Boulder Care is seeking a full-time Therapist to provide high-quality, evidence-informed psychotherapy for patients with substance use disorder and co-occurring behavioral health needs. This role will deliver individual and group counseling through Boulder’s telehealth model while partnering closely with prescribers, peers, and other members of the care team to support whole-person, collaborative care.

As one of Boulder’s early therapist hires, this person will also help shape the future of therapy at Boulder by identifying patient and team needs, contributing to program design, and building scalable workflows for a best-in-class therapy program.

What you’ll do

Clinical Care Delivery

• Provide 1:1 and group psychotherapy to clients with substance use disorder and related behavioral health needs through a remote, telehealth-only care model.
• Deliver evidence-informed, trauma-informed, recovery-centered care.
• Develop coordinated treatment plans with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Collaboration & Patient Care Coordination

• Partner closely with peers, prescribers, and other care team members.
• Coordinate patient goals, engagement strategies, and support plans.
• Promote integrated, whole-person care across disciplines.
• Serve as a collaborative clinical partner within the care team.

Program Development & Continuous Improvement

• Help design and improve Boulder Care's therapy program.
• Develop scalable workflows, group models, and documentation practices.
• Represent the therapist perspective as the service line grows.
• Participate in ongoing innovation, quality improvement, and program development.

What you bring

• Active Ohio license to provide independent psychotherapy, such as LISW, LPCC, LICDC, psychologist license, or other applicable Ohio clinical license.
• 5+ years experience providing individual and group psychotherapy to individuals with substance use disorder.
• Experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional care model, including partnership with medical clinicians, case managers, peers, and other care team members.
• Comfort providing care through telehealth and using secure, HIPAA-compliant technology to support clinical care, documentation, and team collaboration.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Comfort operating in an early-stage or evolving program, including ambiguity, experimentation, and frequent iteration.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Experience helping design or improve a clinical program, therapy service, group curriculum, care pathway, or interdisciplinary workflow.
• Lived experience with substance use, recovery, behavioral health, or related systems of care — or experience partnering with peers or team members with lived experience.
• Experience working with Medicaid populations or patients facing complex social, medical, or behavioral health needs.

Work environment

• This is a fully remote position. We have a strong preference for candidates who reside in Ohio, though qualified candidates from other locations may be considered.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Office Requirements: Boulder teammates working with sensitive information must have a dedicated, private workspace with a lockable door and high-speed internet to maintain a secure, distraction-free environment, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and confidentiality standards
• Boulder Care employees are free to use our river-front HQ located in Portland, OR whenever they would like

Travel

This role is fully remote with occasional travel for team meetings and training.

Expected hours of work

This is a full-time remote position expected to work 40 hours between Monday-Friday during standard business hours.

Hiring process

1. First Round - Peer Interview
2. Second Round - Hiring Manager Interview
3. Final Round - Clinical Leadership Panel

Note: As part of our hiring process, all final candidates will be required to undergo background checks and provide professional references. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to these checks, which may include employment history, criminal records, education/licensing verification, and professional references. We are committed to transparency and confidentiality throughout this process and will inform you in advance should any further information be required.

Compensation

The starting pay range for this position is $85,000 - $115,000 annually; base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave).

Perks and benefits

• Contribute to meaningful, life-saving work!
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and short-term disability benefits designed to take care of our employees and their families
• Mental Health Services via insurance coverage, including Talkspace and EAP for continuous care
• Supplemental mental health services through Talkspace for care needed following tough patient visits
• 4 weeks of vacation accrued per calendar year with a tenured increase to 5 weeks at 2 years of employment
• Sick leave accrued at 1 hr for every 30 hrs paid
• 9 Paid Holidays per year
• 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child (after 6 months of employment)
• 401(k) retirement savings
• Remote friendly with hardware provided to complete your work duties

Our values

• Patients always come first
• Our opportunity is also our duty
• Move the industry forward, follow the data
• Facts to change minds, empathy to change hearts
• Turn bold ideas into even bolder action
• Strong individuals, stronger together
• Boulder Care recognizes the value that lived experience can provide to our organization, community, and patients. Applicants with lived experience and/or training as a peer recovery specialist are encouraged to apply.