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Job Openings: Work with Us

Our clinic has been providing affordable, expert acupuncture here in Tampa since 2013. We have 18 treatment chairs, front desk/clinic support, and provide 170+ patient treatments per week. And we’re still growing! If you’re looking to work in a great community, we may have just the job for YOU!

Current Positions Open

Acupuncturists: Regular & Subs

We’re hiring both regular and substitute punks. The regular position starts with two 5-hour shifts a week. We want the clinic to be open more hours and are looking to staff shifts on Sundays and mornings. So yes, there *is* room to grow, and add more shifts available in the near future.

SHCA punks, after training, can comfortably handle our online scheduling, online chart-noting, and busy schedule, all while being a helpful team player. This is not a “poke & run” job: our staff are part of Seminole Heights and work to build community both in and outside the clinic. We like to hire from within our regular- and sub- punk staff, so a successful sub or one-day-a-week regular punk can usually expect to get hired for (more) regular shifts as they become available.

Who Are You? You…

LOVE community acupuncture and can tell us why!
Have a love of people and a desire to treat large numbers of patients
Have read about community acupuncture and understand the basics. You’re a current or former member of POCA and read community acupuncture books like The Remedy, Acupuncture is Like Noodles, Fractal: About Community Acupuncture, have attended a community acupuncture workshop or POCAfest, or have experience working in another POCA community acupuncture clinic
Love being busy and are excited about treating six-ten patients an hour
Are positive, friendly, caring, dependable, and know how to make patients feel welcome, seen, and cared for.
Are body positive and social justice focused
Know how to work well with others and your references show us that
Communicate calmly and clearly with patients, co-workers, and staff
Have attention to detail, keep good charts, clean up, help out, are aware of your surroundings
Work to have healthy boundaries
Look for solutions, rather than fault
Are comfortable with the LGBTQ community and community activists
If you have experience as a waitperson in a restaurant, let us know—it’s helpful experience in community acupuncture!
Have knowledge/skills in distal point combinations (Tan’s Balance Method and/or Master Tung points) in addition to TCM.
Are able to treat patients efficiently and stay focused in a fast-paced environment. New punks begin treating 4-6 patients an hour with the goal of treating 6-8 per hour within three months. Experienced acupuncturists will treat up to 10 patients per hour during peak hours

To be considered for employment as an acupuncturist applicant should:

Have an active Florida acupuncture license, or be in the process of applying for one
Have acupuncture malpractice insurance to start. (Subsidized malpractice insurance is offered after as a benefit after your first year.)
Are willing and eager to adopt the style of treatment we use at Seminole Heights Community Acupuncture (acupuncture only, focused on distal point treatments)
Be motivated to treat their community with dignity, trauma-informed care, and a deep commitment to making acupuncture accessible to all

Pay structure and benefits

This is a W-2 position and wages are predictable & fair. As the clinic grows and we serve more of our community, our wages grow. Because the job is a W-2 and not a 1099 position, the clinic pays half of your Social Security and Medicare taxes, provides all the supplies, schedules appointments, and you have a set schedule. This is not an independent contractor position, nor is it commission based, or a sales position. We don’t up-sell or cross-sell to our patients. We provide care
Paid training
After your first year, benefits include paid CEUs, subsidized malpractice insurance, and Florida license renewal

How to Apply

Email Gururas Khalsa, clinic co-owner, at info@seminoleheightsacupuncture.com with your resume and any information you feel would be pertinent for you to be taking on this position. A formal job description with compensation details will be provided after you contact us. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

We are happy to hire experienced punks, and enjoy training new practitioners as well!

More about us

Services that Empower

Self-directed Care

Our approach to care is based on mutuality and respect. Whether you come for acupuncture or use Chinese integrative functional medicine, we work to give you tools and help you experience rest and restorative healing. We don’t lecture or spend a lot of time telling you what to do; we focus on providing you care. The clinic maintains a library for patients and organizes community resources that support healthy lifestyles. In our reception area you’ll find we sell self-care products like teas, foam rollers, liniments and salves.

At Seminole Heights Community Acupuncture we believe the more we know about our health, the better we can make decisions that promote our wellbeing.

Our patients and staff enjoy the connections and community vibe at our clinics. That’s why community is in our name. We’re here to be together in community.

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