Resident

Palmer College of Chiropractic is looking for a Resident!

The Resident is responsible for the delivery of chiropractic and rehabilitative care as well as the supervision of care rendered by students.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Responsible to the assigned administrator and has a support responsibility to all other departments and college personnel as necessary.
• Responsible for the supervision of students as required.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for conducting primary and secondary exams on patients.
• Responsible for the delivery of chiropractic care; including management of individual patients.
• Make recommendations for care to fellow clinicians when appropriate.
• Maintain and monitor patient records’.
• Supervise and educate students and externs.
• Attend departmental, main clinic and residency meetings.
• Support the missions of the department, the clinic and the College.
• Acquire knowledge from outside sources through residency sessions, seminars, outside readings and certifications. Share that knowledge with students, faculty and staff.
• Develop interests in specific areas; develop specialties with the future ability to educate in some capacity.
• Act as a role model for students, faculty and staff.
• Responsible for extern program: hiring and dismissal, education, records and scheduling
• Perform all responsibilities in a manner that fully complies with Palmer’s Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to perform assigned duties with time pressures and frequent interruptions.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to travel to outside events.
• Ability to work various hours as job requires.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Doctor of Chiropractic Degree required.
• Completion of National Boards Parts I, II, III with eligibility to sit Part IV.
• Completion of post graduate education, and in house coursework, making the resident eligible to sit for the ACRB Diplomat exam.
• Must have completed at least one publishable journal case report/research project within a refereed journal.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Performs sedentary to light work in a ventilated, lighted, and temperature controlled office setting.
• Frequent need to stand, stoop, walk, sit, lift light objects (up to 50-100 pounds) and perform other similar actions during the workday.