Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Work Shift:
8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Compensation:
Union Position:
No
Department Details
The licensed Chiropractor shall provide care to patients at the Sanford Health Ambulatory Clinic setting and be able to order diagnostic test in the outpatient setting.The licensed Chiropractor shall be responsible for the care that he or she provides to patients pursuant to this policy, and shall make such documentation in the patient's medical record as is appropriate and necessary for the care and safety of the patient. Such medical record documentation shall be consistent with the medical staff rules and regulations and relevant policies.
Chiropractor may perform history and physical that is limited to the neuromusculoskeletal injuries and with direct chiropractic implications.
May order diagnostic test to evaluate neuromusculoskeletal injury in the outpatient setting. (Abnormal results that are out of the realm of a chiropractor require referral or consultation to an MD/DO)
Evaluation and facilitation of structural , biomechanical, and neurological function and integrity through the use of adjustment, manipulation, mobilization or other procedures accomplished by manual or mechanical forces applied to bones or joints and their related soft tissues for correction of vertebral subluxation, other abnormal articulations .
Qualifications
D.C. degree accredited by the Counsil of Chiropractic Education (CCE).
Chiropractor must meet any continuing education requirements imposed by the applicable licensing or regulatory agency or by the Sanford Health Clinic.
Required previous experience: Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have successfully cared for at least 50 patients that required chiropractic services in the last 12 months or completion of chiropractic program in the last 12 months. Experience must correlate with the privileges requested.
A letter of reference must come from the director of the applicant’s chiropractic program, if applicant is applying directly out of program.
The Chiropractor is accountable for being astute to the state and federal laws and regulations that govern the Chiropractor scope of practices and is responsible for practicing within those constraints. The Chiropractor is legally accountable for the care they provide to patients.
Currently licensed to practice as a Chiropractor in the state where requesting Allied Health appointment and have successfully completed the examination offered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE).
Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.
Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the U.S. Our organization is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, we serve more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. Our integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations, and world clinics in eight countries around the globe. Learn more about our commitment to shaping the future of rural health care at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
