(Archived) Chiropractor

Chiropractor job in Colorado Springs, CO.

The Chiropractor job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. Civilian and military personnel work together in the extensive military medical system. The hospitals and medical clinics provide services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families and provide a full range of medical services.

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• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)

Chiropractor Job Overview:

• Perform standard osseous and soft tissue procedures only, as commonly taught in Chiropractic College accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education.
• Responsible for delivery of treatment within the personnel and equipment capabilities of the MTF, provision of mandated medical surveillance and preventive services and the quality and timeliness of treatment records and reports required to document procedures performed and care provided.
• Employ and record every measure of observation that will more substantially profile the patient during the initial patient interview and consultation.
• Conduct a patent history and chiropractic physical examination as clinically indicated.
• Utilize X-ray and standard laboratory tests appropriate to the chiropractic diagnosis and within the MTF's capabilities as detailed by the standard MTF operating procedures. Radiological examinations shall be limited to muscular-skeletal radiographs, skull series, chest (PA and lateral views) and rib series. MRI and CT studies of the spine and Bone Scans may be ordered following protocols established by the department of orthopedics.
• Utilize the physical therapy modalities of heat, cold, light, electricity, sound and rehabilitation exercises in patient treatment area.
• Provide patient instructions and recommendations in all matters pertaining to hygiene, nutrition, exercise and life style changes and ergonomic factors in the activities of daily living.
• Orient, instruct, direct, and evaluate work activities of clinical support staff.
• Plan and conduct lectures and training programs on chiropractic related subjects for staff, students and patients. The HCW shall teach, conduct or participate in seminars concerning the basic and/or clinical sciences of chiropractic if requested by the Government.
• Order orthotics, lifts, collars, and lumbar sacral supports if available at the MTF.
• Place active duty patients on limited duty status (profile) according to MTF bylaws.

Chiropractor Job Qualifications:

• BLS
• License to practice as a Doctor of Chiropractic in any one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Degree from a chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education
• Experienced as a chiropractor, licensed independent practitioner for at least 24 consecutive months within the last 36 months for both diagnostic and treatment services.
• Read, understand, speak, and write English well enough to communicate effectively and be understood
• United States citizen

Position contingent on contract award for 1/2019. Incumbents HIGHLY encourage to contact us!

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