Acupuncturist NEX

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment of client status and formulates a treatment care plan in accordance with the client's goals and acupuncture practice standards.
• Ensures assessments reflect synthesis of gathered data into an appropriate plan of care.
• Develops an acupuncture plan of care that reflects the client's goals while incorporating the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Provides acupuncture as a single course of treatment or in conjunction with other forms of medical treatment according to licensure guidelines and professional practice standards.
• Completes all required documentation within the same business day of the client visit; all written communication must be legible, concise, and entered into the medical record.
• Establishes and maintains all required departmental documentation following department policy.
• Tailors education (written and verbal instruction) to meet the age-specific and individualized need of the client.
• Recognizes client's inability to attain goals and consults with other appropriate professionals in the interest of the client.
• Facilitates client's obtainment of equipment or supplies to meet individualized goals.
• Acknowledges confidential nature of the professional relationship with a client and respects each client's right to privacy.
• Reports promptly to any referring physicians, if requested, the method of acupuncture treatment and the results of such treatment, maintaining the records regarding acupuncture treatment.
• Takes an active role in program development and contributes ideas for the development of promotional materials and community education.
• Develops formal educational offerings in accordance with department strategies to meet customer needs.
• Provides an environment consistent with accepted standards of sanitation, hygiene, safety, and Universal Precautions.
• Participates in self-directed, professional continuing education to enhance clinical performance by updating theoretical knowledge, technique skills, and clinical applications.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, including knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Assesses data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

Requirements

• Acupuncture license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Master's Degree in Acupuncture.
• Typically requires 5 years of experience in the practice of acupuncture that includes the use of acupuncture with a minimum of 100 different patients and 500 patient visits per year; practice scope must be at least 70% general health care.

Skills

• Good human relations, communication, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Must be able to assist in lifting/moving patients; frequently lifts up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts up to 75 pounds without assistance.
• Must be able to stand 70% of the day and sit, walk, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, twist, crawl, kneel, and climb throughout the workday.
• Repetitive use of the hands and fine motor manipulation for grasping small objects in all activities, including the placement of acupuncture needles.
• Must have functional use of the senses to allow for effective communication; vision must be corrected to 20/60.
• Potential for exposure to blood and body fluids through patient contact; must wear protective clothing as needed.
• May be exposed to mechanical, radiation, and electrical hazards associated with x-ray and other equipment; required to wear protective clothing including lead shield for x-ray precautions.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.