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Job Description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1199.04
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Naturopathic Physicians”.
Also Known As…
- Naturopathic Physicians
- Physician
- Naturopathic Physician
- Naturopathic Oncology Provider
- Medical Director
- Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
- Doctor (Dr)
- Clinical Director
- Chief Medical Officer, Naturopathic Endocrinologist and Oncologist
- Chief Medical Officer
- Naturopathic Doctor
Tasks for “Naturopathic Doctor”
- Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
- Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.
- Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures.
- Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
- Monitor updates from public health agencies to keep abreast of health trends.
- Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance.
- Diagnose health conditions based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.
- Educate patients about health care management.
- Treat minor cuts, abrasions, or contusions.
- Prescribe synthetic drugs under the supervision of medical doctors or within the allowances of regulatory bodies.
- Maintain professional development through activities such as post-graduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs.
- Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors.
- Report patterns of patients' health conditions, such as disease status and births, to public health agencies.
- Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary.
- Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself.
- Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation.
- Perform minor surgical procedures, such as removing warts, moles, or cysts, sampling tissues for skin cancer or lipomas, and applying or removing sutures.
- Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
- Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.
- Perform venipuncture or skin pricking to collect blood samples.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Medical measuring tapes
- Intravenous IV administration sets
- Therapeutic cold lasers
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Hydrocollator units
- pH indicators
- Hydrotherapy immersion baths
- Lumbar puncture equipment
- Colonic irrigation sets
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Desktop computers
- Microcentrifuges
- Urinary catheters
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Suction catheters
- Colposcopes
- Short wave diathermy devices
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Suturing kits
- Otoscopes
- Therapeutic ultrasound equipment
- Pulse oximeters
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Surgical scalpels
- Incentive spirometers
- Goniometers
- Low-voltage galvanic stimulation machines
- Blood drawing syringes
- Vaginal exam specula
- Electrical muscle stimulation equipment
- Hypodermic syringes
- Electrosurgical cauterization machines
- Interferential electrical stimulation machines
- Therapeutic paraffin baths
- Arthrocentesis syringes
- Microbalances
- High-voltage Galvanic stimulation machines
- Specimen collection containers
- Therapeutic saunas
- Ophthalmoscopes
- Glucometers
- Electrical stimulation equipment
- Therapeutic hot packs
- Digital medical thermometers
- Urinalysis test strips
- Sphygmomanometers
- Therapeutic cold packs
- Enova eNatro
- Labeling software
- Online medical databases
- Web browser software
- ZYTO LSA Pro
- EZ-Zone Software Alternative Medical Billing
- Point of sale POS software
- Trigram Software AcuBase Pro
- NaturoPlus
- NaturaeMed OfficePro
- Microsoft Excel