Job description Osteopathic Physician in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region

Find out what work is like for an osteopathic physician in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (NOC 31209).

Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating

Description

Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating, who are not elsewhere classified, diagnose and treat the diseases and injuries of patients. This unit group includes doctors of podiatric medicine, naturopathic medicine, and osteopathic medicine, and also includes chiropodists and podiatrists. They work in private practices, clinics and hospitals.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Doctors of podiatric medicine
  • Diagnose diseases, deformities and injuries of the human foot and communicate diagnoses to patients
  • Treat patients using braces, casts, shields, orthotic devices, physical therapy, or prescribed medications
  • May also perform surgery on the bones of the forefoot and the subcutaneous soft tissues of the foot.
  • Chiropodists and diploma or first-degree trained podiatrists
  • Diagnose diseases, deformities and injuries of the human foot
  • Treat patients using braces, casts, shields, orthotic devices, physical therapy and subcutaneous soft-tissue foot surgery.
  • Doctors of naturopathic medicine
  • Diagnose patients' diseases and disorders
  • Employ natural methods of healing such as acupuncture and acupressure, spinal manipulation, reflexology, hydrotherapy, herbal medicines, biochemical therapy, clinical nutrition, homeopathy and counselling in their treatment.
  • Doctors of osteopathic medicine
  • Diagnose disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal, circulatory and nervous systems
  • Treat patients with manipulative therapy, medications or surgery.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 31209), and a list of similar occupations:

  • chiropodist
  • doctor of naturopathic medicine
  • doctor of osteopathic medicine
  • doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.)
  • foot specialist
  • naturopathic doctor (ND)
  • osteopathic physician
  • podiatrist

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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