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Acupuncturists

SOC 29-1199.01

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

Zone 5 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Active Listening

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.8

Social Perceptiveness

3.6

Service Orientation

3.6

Speaking

3.5

Judgment and Decision Making

3.5

Reading Comprehension

3.2

Writing

3.2

Knowledge Areas 8

Medicine and Dentistry

4.5

Customer and Personal Service

4.2

Therapy and Counseling

4.0

Psychology

4.0

English Language

3.8

Biology

3.5

Sales and Marketing

3.0

Education and Training

3.0

Key Tasks

1Insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment.

2Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental and infection control policies and procedures.

3Adhere to local, state and federal laws, regulations and statutes.

4Identify 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.

5Maintain detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses.

Also Known As

Acupressure Therapist Acupressurist Acupuncture Doctor Acupuncture Physician Acupuncturist Auricular Acupuncturist Auricular Detoxification Specialist Auricular Therapist Clinic Supervisor Herbalist