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JOB TITLE
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ACUPUNCTURIST
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JOB POSITION
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ACUPUNCTURIST
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JOB INDUSTRIES
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MEDICAL SER.
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JOB DESCRIPTION (DUTIES, RESPONSABILITIES AND TASKS)
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- Covers insertion area with cloth and rubs strainer over cloth to impart heat and assist in relieving patient's symptoms. .
- Burns bark of mugwort tree in small strainer to administer moxibustion treatment.
- Leaves needles in patient for specific length of time, according to symptom or disorder treated, and removes needles.
- Inserts needles at locations of body known to be efficacious to certain disorders, utilizing knowledge of acupuncture points and their functions.
- Selects needles of various lengths, according to location of insertion.
- Reviews patient's medical history, physical findings, and diagnosis made by physician to ascertain symptoms or disorder to be treated.
- Administers specific therapeutic treatment of symptoms and disorders amenable to acupuncture procedures, as specifically indicated by supervising physician.
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