- Job Duration: Temporaire
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 16 to 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
Asset languages
- Mandarin
Work setting
- Private practice
- Health care institution, facility or clinic
Tasks
- Diagnose patient illnesses and minor injuries, such as allergies and muscle strains or sprains
- Diagnose physiological disorders and injuries of patients
- Treat patients by administering, in chemical or herbal form, a small dosage of a remedy made from natural substances or by suggesting lifestyle changes
- Treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients
- Advise patients on the use of herbs for the treatment of conditions
- Manipulate or apply pressure to various parts of the body, hands and feet
- Provide other alternative forms of health care to patients
- Treat patients by the insertion of acupuncture needles or through stimulation techniques
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Registration by the appropriate provincial or territorial authority for acupuncturists
Area of specialization
- Acupuncture
- Chinese medicine
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced setting
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
- Shift
Experience
- 2 years to less than 3 years
Employment terms options
- Day