Chiropractor
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Chiropractors treat people with nerve, muscular and skeletal health problems. They may adjust the spine or joints to treat issues like back and neck pain.
Most common salary $175k – $214k
Upper salary up to $234k
Training 4-5 years
Description
Diagnoses and treats physiological and mechanical disorders of the human locomotor system, particularly neuromuscular skeletal disorders, and provides advice on preventing these disorders.
Typical work tasks
- Administers a variety of tests to identify and assess physical problems and ailments of patients; plans and discusses effective management of patients' dysfunction; designs, reviews, monitors, assesses and evaluates treatment programmes; records detailed patient medical histories, treatments delivered and the patients' responses and progress to treatments; refers patients to specialists and liaises with other health professionals in relation to patients' problems, needs and progress; educates patients, their partners, family and friends in therapeutic procedures, such as home exercises and lifestyle changes, to enhance patients' health and wellbeing.
Typical work environment
- Works indoors though often based at private practices, public or private hospitals or medical centres.
- Works in adequately lit, heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained and sterile workspaces.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Sedentary to light physical demand.
- Sits during consultations and when writing patient notes.
- Constantly stands when administering therapy.
- Walks frequently to examine patients, check case notes and to gather equipment.
- Lifting, stretching and reaching maybe required for some procedures, when undertaking physical examinations and assisting patients on to beds or therapeutic tables.
- Contact with water and/or skin irritants is not a significant component.
- Driving is not a significant component of the job.
- Repetitive hand and finger movements may be required in some chiropractic procedures and when using a computer or writing.
- Employees frequently use medical equipment and general office equipment including adjustable tables, equipment for adjusting peopleﾒs spines such as an activator instrument and computers, writing instruments, printers and faxes.
- Mental skills necessary include medical, biological, musculoskeletal knowledge, diagnostic, communication, interpersonal, organisational, problem solving and decision-making.
Entry signal Reviewed
Requires a substantial formal qualification. A licence or registration is legally required.
Entry barrier Formal qualification
Licence / registration Licence/registration required
ANZSCO skill level 1
Next-day ready No
How this was determined (model-generated): Chiropractor - Bachelor of Chiropractic, Chiropractic Board registration + APC mandatory.
Entry Requirements
- Must have a Bachelor of Chiropractic, be registered with the Chiropractic Board of New Zealand and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). The Bachelor of Chiropractic is only offered through the New Zealand College of Chiropractic in Auckland.
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.