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Acupuncturists: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Diagnose, treat, and prevent disorders by stimulating specific acupuncture points within the body using acupuncture needles. May also use cups, nutritional supplements, therapeutic massage, acupressure, and other alternative health therapies.

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This source lists 18 tasks, including 18 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2025.

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Core · Task 17357 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental, and infection control policies and procedures.

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Core · Task 17362 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Treat patients using tools, such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, or nutritional supplements.

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Core · Task 17361 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Adhere to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.

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Core · Task 17373 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Identify correct anatomical and proportional point locations based on patients' anatomy and positions, contraindications, and precautions related to treatments, such as intradermal needles, moxibustion, electricity, guasha, or bleeding.

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Core · Task 17370 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Develop individual treatment plans and strategies.

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Core · Task 17372 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment.

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Core · Task 17364 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Evaluate treatment outcomes and recommend new or altered treatments as necessary to further promote, restore, or maintain health.

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Core · Task 17366 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients.

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Core · Task 17358 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Maintain detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses.

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Core · Task 17363 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Educate patients on topics, such as meditation, ergonomics, stretching, exercise, nutrition, the healing process, breathing, or relaxation techniques.

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Core · Task 17365 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Assess patients' general physical appearance to make diagnoses.

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Core · Task 17369 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Analyze physical findings and medical histories to make diagnoses according to Oriental medicine traditions.

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Core · Task 17360 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Consider Western medical procedures in health assessment, health care team communication, and care referrals.

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Core · Task 17359 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Dispense herbal formulas and inform patients of dosages and frequencies, treatment duration, possible side effects, and drug interactions.

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Core · Task 17368 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Apply heat or cold therapy to patients using materials, such as heat pads, hydrocollator packs, warm compresses, cold compresses, heat lamps, or vapor coolants.

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Core · Task 17356 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Formulate herbal preparations to treat conditions considering herbal properties, such as taste, toxicity, effects of preparation, contraindications, and incompatibilities.

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Core · Task 17371 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Treat medical conditions, using techniques such as acupressure, shiatsu, or tuina.

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Core · Task 17367 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Apply moxibustion directly or indirectly to patients using Chinese, non-scarring, stick, or pole moxa.

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