Acupuncturist
Acupuncturist
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Family Medicine & Community Health has an exciting opportunity for a (temp/parttime) Acupuncturist position. The incumbent provides a holistic approach to the maintenance of health and the management of disease with a focus on improving patients and clients overall wellbeing. Th Acupuncturist practices the accurate application of acupuncture to treat and manage a variety of emotional mental and physical disorders to maintain patients general good health.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
Conducts a detailed diagnosis and collects data on a patients lifestyle diet health history and symptoms before developing a tailored treatment plan.
Focuses on manipulating and maintaining the balance of life energy or life spirit in the body with the insertion of needles into various acupuncture points.
Administers treatment over varied periods of time ranging from one month to a year or more depending on the severity of the condition and the patients reaction to the treatment.
Ensures all safety infection quality and environmental procedures and rules are in place and used.
Reviews and discusses treatment options and preventative measures with patients.
Assesses and monitors patients progress maintaining detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses.
Dispenses herbal formulas and informs patients of dosages and frequencies treatment duration possible side effects and drug interactions.
Adheres to local state and federal laws regulations and statutes.
Adheres to University and unitlevel policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be allinclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors Degree in relevant field
Certification in relevant specialty or field
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM
Department Specific Functions
Specializes in treating pain management conditions and sports medicine issues and injuries Skilled in utilizing multiple modalities such as cupping electric stimulation gwasha and tui na Experienced in the community acupuncture model of treating multiple patients in this group visit setting
Department Specific Qualifications
Education:
Preferably trained in Dr. Tans style of acupuncture for pain management
Preferably trained in NADA auricular acupuncture protocols
Certification and Licensing:
Must already be licensed in the state of Florida.
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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.
UHealthUniversity of Miami Health System South Floridas only universitybased health system provides leadingedge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and subspecialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.
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Job Status:
Part timeEmployee Type:
TemporaryPay Grade:
H10Employment Type
Part-Time
