Acupuncturists

Acupuncturists

Provide treatment of symptoms and disorders using needles and small electrical currents. May provide massage treatment. May also provide preventive treatments.

Key Competencies * Integrity * Concern for Others * Self Control * Dependability * Attention to Detail * Independence * Initiative * Stress Tolerance * Cooperation * Social Orientation

Representative Tasks * Insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment. * Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental and infection control policies and procedures. * Identify correct anatomical and proportional point locations based on patients' anatomy and positions, contraindications, and precautions related to treatments such as intradermal needles, moxibution, electricity, guasha, or bleeding.

Industry

Finance & Insurance, Professional Scientific & Technical Services,

Job Family Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

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