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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
- Naturopathic Physician
- Naturopathic Oncology Provider
- Naturopathic Doctor
- Medical Director
- Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
- Doctor (Dr)
- Clinical Director
- Chief Medical Officer, Naturopathic Endocrinologist and Oncologist
- Chief Medical Officer
- Physician
Tasks for “Physician”
- Prescribe synthetic drugs under the supervision of medical doctors or within the allowances of regulatory bodies.
- Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
- Treat minor cuts, abrasions, or contusions.
- Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
- 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.
- Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.
- Perform venipuncture or skin pricking to collect blood samples.
- 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.
- Perform minor surgical procedures, such as removing warts, moles, or cysts, sampling tissues for skin cancer or lipomas, and applying or removing sutures.
- Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation.
- Report patterns of patients' health conditions, such as disease status and births, to public health agencies.
- 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.
- Maintain professional development through activities such as post-graduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs.
- Educate patients about health care management.
- Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
- Monitor updates from public health agencies to keep abreast of health trends.
- Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.
- Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors.
- Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance.
- Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary.
Related Technology & Tools
- Urinary catheters
- Electrical muscle stimulation equipment
- Low-voltage galvanic stimulation machines
- Arthrocentesis syringes
- Medical measuring tapes
- Laptop computers
- Suturing kits
- Therapeutic paraffin baths
- Glucometers
- Desktop computers
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Therapeutic saunas
- Otoscopes
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Suction catheters
- Colposcopes
- Therapeutic cold lasers
- Interferential electrical stimulation machines
- Hypodermic syringes
- Ophthalmoscopes
- pH indicators
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Vaginal exam specula
- Surgical scalpels
- Intravenous IV administration sets
- Urinalysis test strips
- Therapeutic cold packs
- Electrical stimulation equipment
- Therapeutic ultrasound equipment
- Microcentrifuges
- High-voltage Galvanic stimulation machines
- Blood drawing syringes
- Specimen collection containers
- Lumbar puncture equipment
- Electrosurgical cauterization machines
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Therapeutic hot packs
- Sphygmomanometers
- Digital medical thermometers
- Microbalances
- Colonic irrigation sets
- Short wave diathermy devices
- Incentive spirometers
- Hydrotherapy immersion baths
- Goniometers
- Hydrocollator units
- Pulse oximeters
- Enova eNatro
- NaturaeMed OfficePro
- Trigram Software AcuBase Pro
- Labeling software
- Online medical databases
- NaturoPlus
- EZ-Zone Software Alternative Medical Billing
- Point of sale POS software
- Web browser software
- ZYTO LSA Pro
- Microsoft Excel