Chiropractor
Chiropractor
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Job Description
Chiropractors are responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders related to the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. They are independent primary health care professionals..
Top 84 specific things you need to know
As a Chiropractor, you will need to master following:
- accept own accountability
- adhere to health well-being and safety
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advise on pregnancy
- advise on rehabilitation exercises
- advocate health
- analyse X-ray imagery
- apply caseload management
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply person-centred care
- apply specific manual chiropractic techniques
- apply supports for spinal adjustment
- assess chiropractic intervention
- assess referred healthcare users
- assist patients with rehabilitation
- biological chemistry
- collect healthcare user's general data
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct chiropractic examination
- conduct neurological examination
- conduct physical examinations
- contribute to continuity of health care
- contribute to quality physiotherapy services
- develop chiropractic treatment plans
- develop plans related to client discharge
- develop plans related to the transfer of care
- develop therapeutic relationships
- diagnose musculoskeletal conditions
- educate on preventing injuries
- endocrinology
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evidence-based approach in general practice
- exercise physiology
- exert a goal-oriented leadership role towards colleagues
- follow-up after patients' surgery
- formulate a treatment plan
- interpret findings from medical examinations
- interpret medical images
- kinesiology
- maintain chiropractic equipment
- maintain treatment records
- manage acute pain
- manage chiropractic professional equipment
- manage chiropractic staff
- measure effectiveness of the service provided
- microbiology-bacteriology
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- neuroanatomy
- neuropathology
- observe record keeping standards in chiropractics
- obstetrics and gynaecology
- operate medical imaging equipment
- orthopaedic conditions
- perform chiropractic examinations
- perform clinical neurophysiological examinations
- perform orthopaedic examinations
- post-process medical images
- prepare patients for surgery
- prescribe healthcare products
- prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries
- prescribe treatments related to surgical procedures
- promote health and safety policies in health services
- promote health in specialised care
- promote inclusion
- provide chiropractic diagnosis
- provide information on chiropractic treatment outcomes
- provide learning support in healthcare
- provide neuromusculoskeletal therapy
- provide stabilisation care in emergency
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- radiation effects on human body
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
- refer healthcare users
- rehabilitation of all organ systems
- somatic integrated modalities
- supervise chiropractic students
- triage clients
- undertake clinical chiropractic research
- undertake healthcare examination
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- use techniques to increase patients' motivation
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- write reports on neurological tests
Top 49 general things you need to know
More generally, a chiropractor is also versed in:
- address public health issues
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthy lifestyles
- apply business acumen
- apply massage therapy
- apply organisational techniques
- biomechanics
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- contribute to the rehabilitation process
- create solutions to problems
- deal with emergency care situations
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- educate on the prevention of illness
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure proper appointment administration
- epidemiology
- first aid
- follow clinical guidelines
- general medicine
- geriatrics
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- interact with healthcare users
- interpret medical results
- kinetics
- listen actively
- manage clinical risk
- manage healthcare staff
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage infection control in the facility
- manage staff
- medical informatics
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- neurology
- neurophysiology
- orthopaedic treatment alternatives
- orthopaedics
- paediatrics
- provide health education
- provide medication information
- psychology
- radiation physics in healthcare
- rehabilitation
- respond to changing situations in health care
- sociology
- use different communication channels
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent chiropractor
It also helps to know the following:
- apply acupuncture
- employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques
- interpret electroencephalograms
- interpret evoked potentials records
- neuropharmacology
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- treat neurological disorders
- use functional neuroimaging
- conduct health related research
- pharmacology
- process medical insurance claims
- record healthcare users' billing information
- therapeutic massage
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- use foreign languages in patient care
Top employers for this job
Chiropractor (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
Full Time
Urgent
Private
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