registered acupuncture practitioner
Education: College/CEGEP.
Asset languages: Mandarin.
Work setting: Private practice. Health care institution, facility or clinic.
Tasks:
- Diagnose patient illnesses and minor injuries, such as allergies and muscle strains or sprains .
- Diagnose physiological disorders and injuries of patients.
- Treat patients by administering, in chemical or herbal form, a small dosage of a remedy made from natural substances or by suggesting lifestyle changes.
- Treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients.
- Advise patients on the use of herbs for the treatment of conditions.
- Manipulate or apply pressure to various parts of the body, hands and feet.
- Provide other alternative forms of health care to patients.
- Treat patients by the insertion of acupuncture needles or through stimulation techniques.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Registration by the appropriate provincial or territorial authority for acupuncturists.
Area of specialization:
Acupuncture. Chinese medicine.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
Shift.
Experience:
5 years or more.
Employment terms options:
Day.