Job Description
Job Description
Overview
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At Concentra, you will be a vital member of our patient care team and play a crucial role in providing exceptional care to our patients. Our mission is to improve the health of America's workforce, one patient at a time. Join us at Concentra and see how your clinical competency and compassion can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients you serve.
Acupuncturist are responsible for the care, direction, and progression of treatments and patients. They are a viable member of the therapeutic rehabilitation team and will assist in department maintenance and collaboration of department staff as needed, and delivering the best quality care possible.
Responsibilities
- Taking a detailed case history, which may typically involve questioning patients about their condition and all aspects of their physical and emotional health and history, lifestyle and diet, and sometimes taking their blood pressure.
- Explaining the diagnosis and treatment to the patient and responding to their questions and concerns.
- Treating by inserting fine needles into the skin at particular locations to stimulate the energy flow along meridians (energy channels) and the body's own healing response.
- Assessing patient progress through questioning and examination, and reviewing treatment plans if necessary.
- Performs other job duties as needed and/or assigned.
Qualifications
- Diagnostic skills and methods
- Knowledge of acupuncture points, life energy (chi or qi) and health
- Acupuncture techniques and treatment (including traditional methods)
- Graduation from an accredited acupuncture program in the United States.
- A combination of six to twelve months of directly related training and/or experience is typically required
- Current, valid, unrestricted license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in the state.