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Spectrum Health Services Chiropractor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Job Descriptions:

Job Summary:

The ideal candidate will have a passion for improving patients’ quality of life through non-invasive, holistic treatments. As a Chiropractor, you will be responsible for diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions, particularly those related to the spine, and providing personalized care plans to promote overall health and well-being. If you are committed to patient-centered care and have a strong understanding of the musculoskeletal system.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Consultation: Meeting with patients to discuss their medical history and current ailments.

  • Assessment: Evaluating the patient’s spine, posture, and reflexes to identify issues.

  • Treatment Planning: Creating personalized care plans focusing on the patient’s overall health and well-being.

  • Manual Adjustments: Performing spinal manipulations and adjustments to improve alignment and alleviate pain.

  • Supplemental Treatments: Providing additional therapies such as massage, acupuncture, and hot/cold compresses.

  • Lifestyle Advice: Offering guidance on exercise, nutrition, and ergonomics to support overall health

Essential Functions:

  • Conduct patient consultations by reviewing health and medical histories; questioning, observing and examining patients; and reviewing x-rays, as indicated.

  • Evaluate patients’ neuromusculoskeletal systems and the spine using chiropractic diagnosis to determine neuromusculoskeletal and spine related conditions.

  • Perform manual adjustments to the spine, or other articulations of the body, to correct the musculoskeletal system.

  • Use heat, cold, massage therapy and other methods to treat patients

  • Obtain and record patients’ medical histories.

  • Arrange for diagnostic x-rays to be taken.

  • Analyze x-rays to locate the sources of patients’ difficulties and rule out fractures or diseases as sources of problems.

  • Maintain accurate case histories of patients.

  • Educate patients on the quality-of-life benefits of routine chiropractic care.

  • Provide a patient with educational resources and a recommended course of treatment

Required Experience:

Qualifications:

  • Doctor of Chiropractic Required

  • Graduate of an accredited chiropractic program

  • Current license as a chiropractor in the state of Pennsylvania

  • Three or more years of clinical chiropractic work experience

  • Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification

Keyword: Chiropractor

From: Spectrum Health Services, Inc

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