Health care
Acupuncturist
$58,196.00 to $100,000.00 annually
Pay is above the local median for this work ($37,929 a year; Job Bank, 2021)
What the posting asks for
- English
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Hours and terms
- Term or contract
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Acupuncturists usually require completion of a three- to four-year diploma program in acupuncture from a private instituteorcompletion of some university undergraduate studies in science and training in a related health care discipline or work experience under the supervision of a registered acupuncturist.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Acupuncturists (NOC 32200). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Diagnose symptoms, imbalances, physiological disorders and injuries of patients according to Chinese medicine traditions
- Educate patients on risks and benefits of treatments
- Develop and implement treatment plans including acupuncture, acupressure, moxibustion, cupping, scraping or electrical current
- Evaluate and document patients' progress
- May provide dietary and lifestyle advice including information on life therapies such as energy control therapy (Qi Gong)
- May develop treatment plans in collaboration with other health care professionals.
About the employer
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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From Job Bank.