
Mental Health Leave and Accommodations Clinician
Our mission: eliminating every barrier to mental health.
Spring Health is a global mental health company on a mission to eliminate every barrier to mental health. We're building a world where getting support is simple, personal, and built around the person, so care can continue through every job, move, health plan, and life stage.
Our AI-native platform helps us deliver personalized support across self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care. With outcomes independently validated by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute, Spring Health reaches more than 170 million people worldwide through leading employers, health plans, and partners.
As an AI-native company, we believe technology should expand the reach, quality, and humanity of care. Every Spring Health team member is expected to use AI tools thoughtfully, apply human judgment to AI outputs, and keep building AI fluency in ways that support their role and our mission.
Reporting to the Clinical Lead, the Mental Health Leave and Accommodations (MHLA) Clinician plays a critical role in evaluating mental health-related leave and accommodation requests and providing clinically sound, unbiased recommendations. This is a newly established function, offering the opportunity to help shape standards, workflows, and best practices from the ground up. This is a full time position that is fully remote. No travel is required.
What you’ll be doing:
- Perform objective mental health evaluations to assess symptomatology and functional impairment and determine the appropriateness of leave and workplace accommodations.
- Develop and document concise, professional evaluation summaries that clearly articulate clinical rationale, functional findings, and recommendations.
- Offer appropriate, ethical treatment plan recommendations and care pathways aligned with the member’s clinical needs and workplace considerations.
- Identify trends or recurring clinical themes related to leave and accommodation requests and provide feedback to improve evaluation quality, consistency, and member experience.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation across systems while upholding all privacy, confidentiality, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with internal teams, treating providers, and external stakeholders to support evaluations and deliver a coordinated, seamless experience for members navigating leave and accommodations.
What success looks like in this role:
- Timely completion of mental health leave and accommodation evaluations within established service-level expectations.
- High-quality, clinically sound, and well-documented recommendations that withstand internal and external review.
- Reduction in escalations or disputes related to mental health leave or accommodation determinations.
- Consistent alignment with clinical quality standards and evidence-based practices.
- Contribute to shaping processes, standards, and clinical guidance for this new function.
What we expect from you:
- Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related mental health field.
- You have an unrestricted license to practice psychotherapy (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or equivalent) in good standing. We are not able to accept applications from anyone requiring licensed supervision.
- You have the ability to work a full 40 hour work week.
- You're comfortable with technology and are telehealth competent.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, objective, and clinically defensible documentation.
- High ethical standards and commitment to impartiality, objectivity, and member-centered care.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary, remote team.
- Motivation to provide a thoughtful, high-quality experience for members during sensitive and complex situations.
Nice to haves:
- Clinical experience conducting mental health assessments, with a strong preference for experience in disability, leave of absence, workplace accommodations, or occupational mental health.
- Willingness to be cross-licensed in other states; sponsored by Spring Health.
The target base salary range for this position is $62,000 to $85,000 and is part of a competitive total rewards package including stock options and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually using Radford Global Compensation Database at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.
Benefits provided by Spring Health:
Note: We have even more benefits than listed here and below, your recruiter will provide more in-depth information as you continue in the interview process. Benefits are subject to individual plan requirements and eligibility criteria.
- Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring. You and your dependents also receive access to One Medical accounts HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type.
- Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% for retirement planning
- A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents.
- We offer competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays.
- At 6 months tenure with Spring, we offer parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.
- Access to Noom, a weight management program—based in psychology, that’s tailored to your unique needs and goals.
- Access to fertility care support through Carrot, in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses.
- Access to Wellhub, which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep in one subscription
- Access to BrightHorizons, which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care
- Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year.
- $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes.
Not sure if you meet every requirement? Research shows that women and people from historically underrepresented communities often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification compared to other similarly-qualified candidates. At Spring Health, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and supported to Thrive. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.
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Spring Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Spring Health is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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