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Naturopathic Physicians

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About This Career

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.

Reported Job Titles

Doctor (Dr), Naturopathic Doctor, Naturopathic Endocrinologist, Naturopathic Medicine Doctor, Naturopathic Oncologist, Naturopathic Oncology Provider, Physician

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Abilities

Problem Sensitivity

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Expression

Oral Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Written Comprehension

Information Ordering

Near Vision

Written Expression

Category Flexibility

Fluency of Ideas

Flexibility of Closure

Originality

Selective Attention

Far Vision

Perceptual Speed

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry

Biology

Psychology

Therapy and Counseling

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Chemistry

Education and Training

Administrative

Sales and Marketing

Administration and Management

Sociology and Anthropology

Economics and Accounting

Mathematics

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Social Perceptiveness

Writing

Complex Problem Solving

Service Orientation

Active Learning

Learning Strategies

Monitoring

Coordination

Instructing

Persuasion

Science

Systems Analysis

Time Management

Management of Personnel Resources

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Medical software

Label making software

Accounting software

Information retrieval or search software

Point of sale POS software

Internet browser software

Tools

Electrotherapy combination units

Galvanic or faradic stimulators

Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets

Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs

Blood pressure cuff kits

Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles

Electronic medical thermometers

Glucose monitors or meters

Irrigation or suction handpieces or cannulas or tips or catheters

Medical aspiration or irrigation syringes

Electrocardiography EKG units

Pulse oximeter units

Suturing kits or trays or packs or sets

Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks

Laboratory balances

Spirometers

Medical tape measures

Colposcopes or vaginoscopes

Medical acoustic stethoscopes

Notebook computers

pH meters

Enema kits

Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines

Ultrasonic therapy apparatus or supplies

Medical hydrocollators

Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment

Therapeutic heating or cooling units or systems

Neuromuscular stimulators or kits

Urinary catheterization kits

Anesthesia nerve block kit or tray

Diathermy units

Blood collection syringes

Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers

Specimen collection container

Intravenous or arterial catheter trays

Medical syringes with needle

Surgical lasers

Goniometers or arthrometers

Microcentrifuges

Therapeutic paraffin baths

Vaginal exam speculas

Desktop computers

Urinalysis test strips

Binocular light compound microscopes

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Label making software: Inspection marking systems
Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis
Point of sale POS software: Smart card management software
Internet browser software: Web browser software

Tools

Electrotherapy combination units: Electrical stimulation equipment; Interferential electrical stimulation machines
Galvanic or faradic stimulators: Skin conductance testing equipment
Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets: Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes
Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs: Cold packs; Therapeutic hot packs
Blood pressure cuff kits: Sphygmomanometers
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles: Automated external defibrillators AED
Electronic medical thermometers: Electronic patient thermometers; Oral thermometers; Rectal thermometers; Tympanic thermometers
Glucose monitors or meters: Blood glucose monitors
Irrigation or suction handpieces or cannulas or tips or catheters: Suction catheters
Medical aspiration or irrigation syringes: Bulb syringes
Electrocardiography EKG units: Electrocardiography EKG machines
Pulse oximeter units: Pulse oximeters
Suturing kits or trays or packs or sets: Suturing kits
Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks: Hydrotherapy equipment
Laboratory balances: Electrobalances
Spirometers:
Medical tape measures: Medical measuring tapes
Colposcopes or vaginoscopes: Colposcopes
Medical acoustic stethoscopes: Mechanical stethoscopes
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
pH meters: pH monitors
Enema kits: Enema equipment
Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines: Surgical scalpels
Ultrasonic therapy apparatus or supplies: Therapeutic ultrasound equipment
Medical hydrocollators: Hydrocollator units
Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment: Bipolar electrosurgical forceps; Cauterizing equipment; Electrosurgery units
Therapeutic heating or cooling units or systems: Therapeutic saunas
Neuromuscular stimulators or kits: Electrode input panels
Urinary catheterization kits: Urinary catheters
Anesthesia nerve block kit or tray: Epidural catheters
Diathermy units: Short wave diathermy devices
Blood collection syringes:
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers: Evacuated blood collection tubes
Specimen collection container: Laboratory specimen containers
Intravenous or arterial catheter trays: Catheter trays; Irrigation trays
Medical syringes with needle: Hypodermic syringes
Surgical lasers: Medical lasers
Goniometers or arthrometers:
Microcentrifuges: Microhematocrit centrifuges
Therapeutic paraffin baths:
Vaginal exam speculas:
Desktop computers:
Urinalysis test strips:
Binocular light compound microscopes:

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