About Backpack Healthcare
What is Backpack Healthcare?
Backpack Healthcare is a pediatric and family mental-health telehealth platform, founded in 2020 in Maryland. The company partners with state Medicaid managed-care organisations and direct-to-consumer customers to deliver therapy for children, adolescents, and families via telehealth.
Backpack engages licensed mental-health therapists on a part-time basis to deliver state-specific telehealth therapy. Roles are state-licensed (Maryland, Virginia, others) with caseloads typically 15-22 sessions per week for part-time clinicians.
Where will I work?
Fully remote, US-based. Therapists must hold state licensure for the states they serve.
What is the Backpack team like?
Mission-driven pediatric mental-health team with active clinical supervision and EHR-supported workflows.
Work-Life Balance
Part-time therapist roles target 15-22 sessions per week, with flexibility within available session blocks. Strong fit for clinicians wanting structured PT pediatric mental-health work.
Perks and Benefits
- Fully remote, US-based
- Mission-aligned pediatric mental healthcare
- Active clinical supervision
- Pro-rated benefits for qualifying PT roles