Acupuncturist

Acupuncturist

This position is to provide acupuncture services to outpatient population for a variety of conditions and ailments consistent with the scope of practice for acupuncture. The clinician filling this position shall practice in accordance with the principles of East Asian/Oriental medicine. Services will be provided in collaboration with patients' primary care clinicians.

Core Duties

Patient Care

• Meet with patients to obtain information about their complaints, symptoms, medical history, general health, diet, lifestyle, and psychological health.
• Assess patients' general physical appearance to make diagnoses and determine treatment plans and strategies.
• Explain procedures to patients and prepare them for treatment.
• Identify, explain, and obtain the consent of the precise location on a patient's body where needles, electrical or heat stimulation is to be applied.
• Treat patients using tools such as needles, and ear seeds.
• Suggest treatments involving diet, herbal medicine, and/or nutritional supplements, including reviewing risks, benefits, side effects, and drug interactions.
• Evaluate and document treatment outcomes and recommend new or altered treatments as necessary to further promote, restore, or maintain health.
• Document treatment in detail within the electronic health record.
• Consider Western medical procedures in health assessment, health care team communication, and care referrals.
• Educate patients on topics such as meditation, ergonomics, stretching, exercise, nutrition, the healing process, breathing, and relaxation techniques.
• Identify any medical emergencies requiring immediate allopathic treatment and referral to primary care.

Additional Duties

• Maintain and comply with quality, safety, environmental and infection prevention policies, and procedures, including clean needle technique.
• Work cooperatively with medical and administrative staff.
• Receive continuing education and keep up to date on industry practices and regulations.
• Adheres to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.
• Monitors trends within the discipline and implements needed improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Valid and active California Acupuncture Board License
• Two years of acupuncture practice beyond the master's degree

Preferred

• EPIC experience
• Bilingual

Reasonable Accommodations

One Community Health endorses and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants or employees who need accommodations. If you require and accommodation due to a disability to complete this application or you are experiencing difficulty submitting your application, please contact us at hr@onecommunityhealth.com

Our Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits we provide, please visit: https://onecommunityhealth.com/careers/benefits/

Additional Information:

We only employ US citizens and non-US citizens authorized to work in the United States in compliance with federal law.

Salary : $92,970 - $117,579