Acupuncturist - Integrative Oncology

City of Hope, Inc.; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope, Inc. is seeking an Acupuncturist to provide essential services to oncology patients. This role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe practices and compliance with infection control protocols.

Qualified candidates will possess at least three years of acupuncture experience, be licensed in California, and have competency in treating cancer and critically ill patients. Join us in our mission to deliver transformative care.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 3 years acupuncture experience, particularly with cancer patients.
• Licensed to practice acupuncture in California or can obtain such a license.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and follow infection control protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical acupuncture services to oncology patients.
• Evaluate patient symptoms and document their progress.
• Develop individual care plans based on patient needs.

Skills

Acupuncture Techniques

Clinical Experience

Patient Care

Education

Graduate of an approved acupuncture school

Board certified by NCCAOM

BLS certification

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The Acupuncturist, under the supervision of the medical director for Supportive Care Medicine, provides acupuncture services to City of Hope patients upon physician referral. They will focus on direct patient care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring medically safe practices, compliance with infection control, and maintaining necessary supplies. Additionally, they will assist with administrative tasks such as participant forms and evaluations while adhering to all City of Hope policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise in implementing delivery of inpatient and outpatient acupuncture services to COH oncology patient population
• Use evidence-based acupuncture techniques to treat patient symptoms and treatment side effects using acupuncture needles and other tools
• Evaluate and document patient progress related to symptoms management and services rendered, interfacing across multi-modality clinical care and electronic medical record
• Demonstrate the ability to discuss the scientific basis and commonly used techniques for acupuncture therapy
• Develop a plan of care with patient for each visit and for long-term goals

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved acupuncture school or received and completed training that was substantially equivalent to training provided by such a school.
• A minimum of 3 years acupuncture experience, including demonstrated clinical experience with cancer and/or other critically ill populations and appropriate acupuncture techniques utilized for management of symptoms and treatment side effects
• Must be licensed to practice Acupuncture in the State of California or meet criteria to obtain license in California
• Must be board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
• BLS

Benefits

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.