Acupuncturist

Los Angeles LGBT Center • Los Angeles, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Department of Health Services is seeking an Acupuncturist to provide acupuncture services to existing primary care patients through in-house referrals. This role involves performing office-based treatments consistent with guidelines and evidence-based practices, and in compliance with payor requirements. The ideal candidate will have expertise in caring for people across the gender spectrum, with diverse physical presentations and chronic medical conditions, including those living with HIV. The program aims to create lasting change in the health and lives of low-income and underserved LGBTQ+ people through high-quality, trauma-informed, body-positive acupuncture services.

Requirements

• Experience working with the LGBTQ+ community and familiarity with issues of relevance to LGBTQ+ people.
• Knowledge and understanding of the intersectional issues affecting LGBTQ+ people with demonstrated expertise and passion for working with Black and Latinx people.
• Master’s degree from an accredited acupuncture school.
• Experience in treating psychological and musculoskeletal conditions.
• Well versed in Western medical terminology and diagnosis.
• Commitment to practicing within a trauma-informed, body-and-sex positive, and harm reductive framework.
• Comfortable communicating about treatment plans and managing patient expectations.
• Ability to maintain a full patient schedule.
• Unrestricted license to practice Acupuncture in the State of California.
• Eligibility for malpractice coverage.
• Current BLS certification.
• Demonstrated expertise and passion for working with underserved and medically mistrustful patients.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail, interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 2 years clinical experience preferred
• Bilingual skills, a plus (English/Spanish fluency preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provides high-quality, evidence-based, trauma-informed acupuncture care.
• Conducts clinical encounters with new and returning patients that includes taking a thorough history, TCM diagnostics, performing acupuncture or electroacupuncture, and appropriate documentation and billing in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Follows internal policies and protocols regarding the provision of clinical care and EHR documentation standards.
• Communicates regularly with primary care providers regarding patient outcomes and care plans.
• Conducts patient communication as needed via phone or patient portal.
• Provides patient education about diagnoses, as required.
• Completes patient forms and letters in a timely manner.
• Continually develops and maintains clinical expertise in relevant fields of clinical care.
• Participates in peer review exercises and completes mandatory clinical trainings.
• Assures a positive patient experience and clinical care.
• Participates in routine meetings with supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Malpractice insurance covered through Federal Tort Claims Act
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level