Chiropractor

Chiropractor

Location: Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCS) and other Naval Branch Health Clinics associated with NMCSD.

• NBHC, NB San Diego, DBC

Schedule: Services shall be provided Monday through Friday, between the hours of 0600 to 1800 hours. Shifts will normally be scheduled for a 9-to-11-hour shift to include an uncompensated 60-minute meal break. HCW on a regularly scheduled alternative workweek shall not work longer than ten (10) hours in a day within a 40-hour workweek. In no instance will the HCW be required to provide services more than 80 hours per two-week period.

Requirements:

• Must have a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from a college or university accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education.
• Must have a current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Doctor of Chiropractic from a U.S. state, territory, or district.
• Possess a minimum of 2 years of experience as a Chiropractor within the preceding 3 years in a facility of similar size and complexity. Notwithstanding the aforementioned experience requirements, and have pertinent clinical experience within the past 2 years sufficient to demonstrate current clinical competency for the setting and procedures required by this contract.
• Have experience as a chiropractor, licensed independent practitioner, of at least 24 consecutive months within the last 36 months in which the chiropractor has consistently administered both diagnostic and treatment services.
• Must have an Active BLS Certification

Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform a full range of clinical diagnosis and chiropractic treatment for commonly occurring neuro-musculoskeletal conditions including subluxation complex.
• Conduct a patent history and chiropractic physical examination as clinically indicated.
• Use the modalities of heat, cold, light, electricity, sound and exercises in patient treatment area.
• Provide patient instructions and recommendations on all matters pertaining to hygiene, nutrition, exercise, lifestyle changes and ergonomic factors in the activities of daily living.
• Plan and conduct lectures and training programs on chiropractic related subjects for staff, students and patients.
• Order orthotics, lifts, collars, and lumbar sacral supports.
• Place active-duty patients on limited duty status (profile) according to MTF policy.
• Perform standard osseous and soft tissue procedures only, as commonly taught in Chiropractic College accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education.
• Employ and record every measure of observation that will more substantially profile the patient during the initial patient interview and consultation.
• Utilize radiography 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 musculoskeletal radiographs, skull series, chest (PA and lateral views), and rib series. Magnetic Resonance Pmaging (MRP) and Computed Tomography (CT) studies of the spine and Bone Scans may be ordered following protocols established by the Department of Orthopedics.
• Laboratory tests shall be limited to Chemistry Panel (CHEM-7), Urinalysis (UA), Urine Culture & Sensitivity (C&S), Occult Blood, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and Complete Blood Count (CBC).
• Utilize modalities of heat, cold, light, electricity, and sound in patient treatment area.
• Provide patient instructions and recommendations in all matters pertaining to hygiene, nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes, and ergonomic factors in the activities of daily living.
• Orient, instruct, technically direct, and provide input when requested on work activities of clinical support staff.
• Shall teach, conduct, or participate in seminars concerning the basic and/or clinical sciences of chiropractic if requested by the Government.

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