Licensed Acupuncturist

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Job Description Overview: We are currently looking for a Licensed Acupuncturist with great energy and impeccable business ethics to join our team in Livermore, CA and/or Alameda, CA. This is a unique role where you will be able to provide both 1:1 care and possibly Community Acupuncture to Dao Integrated Health patients. You will be foundational in shaping our wellness offerings and patient care.

Qualifications:

• 1-4 years of experience as a Licensed Acupuncturist
• Strong academic & applied background in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Cupping, Moxibustion, and TCM Nutrition Principles
• Possesses a working knowledge and understanding of TCM Herbal medicines, supplements, and contraindications and/or pharmaceutical combinations to ensure safe compliance with herbal medicines and supplements.
• Reliable, Punctual, Team Oriented, and Strong attention to details.
• Ability to counsel and educate others
• Effective written and verbal communications skills with peers, patients/families, multidisciplinary team members
• Seeks excellence in providing quality patient care
• Open to training on Acupuncture techniques for immune-compromised patients.
• Ability to solve problems & make decisions through critical thinking process
• Excellent time management skills to keep patient appointments on time and complete required patient treatment notes daily.
• Ability to work productively with people who have both similar and different backgrounds
• Computer skills including the ability to learn and effectively use the computerized clinical information and documentation systems used at Dao Integrated Health
• Must be able to fluently speak, read and write English.

Education & Licensing:

• Must be a Licensed Acupuncturist in the state of California, with an unrestricted license
• Successful completion of the Acupuncture examination administered by the State of California Acupuncture Board
• Completion of a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and/or Chinese Medicine/Oriental Medicine required
• Current CPR Certification
• Maintenance of continuing education: maintains an active license by meeting the requirements of State of California Acupuncture Board & focuses professional development in areas relevant to job assignment and career goals.
• ACCAOM certification - a bonus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding and delivering on the documentation requirements of billing insurance.
• Has experience with Insurance level SOAP Note documentation preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of Google Suite and Mac applications.
• Janeapp knowledge is a strong plus, but not required.
• Experience with Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Techniques a plus.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Review patient's medical history, physical findings, and diagnosis to ascertain symptoms or disorder to be treated.
• Take a detailed case history during initial acupuncture appointments, which may involve questioning patients about their physical and emotional health history, lifestyle, and diet.
• Provide an accurate diagnosis, supported by medical findings based on standardized examination and techniques generally accepted by the medical community. This includes TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Western diagnostic techniques.
• Explain diagnosis and treatment to the patient and respond to their questions and concerns.
• Treat by inserting fine needles, of various lengths, into the skin at locations to stimulate the energy flow along meridians (energy channels) and the body’s own healing response.
• Incorporate other treatments, such as moxibustion, electro-acupuncture, acupressure, and cupping.
• Provide medically necessary acupuncture, consults, assessments, and treatments
• Provide quality treatment to relieve the medical condition causing the patient's complaint.
• Document all treatments and patient's response to acupuncture therapy on patient's chart.
• Combine patient education and hands-on care in comprehensive 60-minute visits.
• Perform other job duties or projects as required by manager, such as cleaning cups after use.
• Actively promote the clinic and services.

Schedule: Part-time growing to Full-Time

• Weekday (Monday's, Wednesday's Friday's) and Weekday Evenings (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings; typically between 5:00 - 8:30pm as scheduled by Patients

• Weekends All Day: Saturdays - as Scheduled by Patients

 

Paid Benefits:

• Malpractice Insurance with MIEC

• 50% Reimbursement for Education Classes applicable to the Position

• In-office health education resources and training

• Free Monthly Acupuncture/cupping treatments (12/year)

• Free Monthly Red light therapy treatments (12/year)

• 20% Discounts on supplements and herbal formulas sold at the Clinic

• Flexible time off

• Future Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Future 401k account

Company DescriptionWe Specialize In Integrative/Functional Medicine & Acupuncture. We start with the philosophy of Personalized, Patient Centered, Whole Body Medicine. We utilize state of the art lab testing in genetics, the microbiome, advanced liver function and more. We integrate Acupuncture, Traditional Chinse Herbal Medicine, MInd-Body Practices, Cupping, And Energy Healing as well as counsel patients on Nutrition, Lifestyle and Stress Management.

We guide our patients back to a Vibrant, Healthy, Joyful, and Pain free life.

Our approach to healing is to bring patients back into realizing and living their perfect healthy self. This is through active participation with the patient to achieve the personal health goals desired. The path to health is a dynamic one, taking a team approach to accomplish significant lasting results.

We understand that change takes time and requires a supportive team. We invite you to join our community where we teach and reinforce practices and skills, such as meditation, that can lead to healthier choices, more compassionate awareness, and a more joyful quality of life.Company DescriptionWe Specialize In Integrative/Functional Medicine & Acupuncture. We start with the philosophy of Personalized, Patient Centered, Whole Body Medicine. We utilize state of the art lab testing in genetics, the microbiome, advanced liver function and more. We integrate Acupuncture, Traditional Chinse Herbal Medicine, MInd-Body Practices, Cupping, And Energy Healing as well as counsel patients on Nutrition, Lifestyle and Stress Management.\r
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We guide our patients back to a Vibrant, Healthy, Joyful, and Pain free life.\r
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Our approach to healing is to bring patients back into realizing and living their perfect healthy self. This is through active participation with the patient to achieve the personal health goals desired. The path to health is a dynamic one, taking a team approach to accomplish significant lasting results.\r
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We understand that change takes time and requires a supportive team. We invite you to join our community where we teach and reinforce practices and skills, such as meditation, that can lead to healthier choices, more compassionate awareness, and a more joyful quality of life.

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