Job Description:

    • 1) Administers specific therapeutic treatment of symptoms and disorders amenable to acupuncture procedures, as specifically indicated by supervising physician: Reviews patient’s medical history, physical findings, and diagnosis made by physician to ascertain symptoms or disorder to be treated.
    • 2) Selects needles of various lengths, according to location of insertion.
    • 3) Inserts needles at locations of body known to be efficacious to certain disorders, utilizing knowledge of acupuncture points and their functions.
    • 4) Leaves needles in patient for specific length of time, according to symptom or disorder treated, and removes needles.
    • 5) Burns bark of mugwort tree in small strainer to administer moxibustion treatment.
  • 6) Covers insertion area with cloth and rubs strainer over cloth to impart heat and assist in relieving patient’s symptoms.
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