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Job Description - Massage Therapist
Position Posting Dates: April 7, 2006 - April 15, 2006
Job Title: Massage Therapist
Summary Manipulates bodily tissues manually for the purpose of affecting the muscular and nervous systems and the general circulation of the body by performing and promoting relaxation and symptom management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Applies the techniques of scientific massage to help eliminate pain from neurotic, arthritic, and rheumatic conditions as well as promote relaxation.
Applies massage to relieve various forms of paralysis, insomnia, migraine headaches, and other conditions caused by poor functioning of the nervous system.
Stimulates the circulatory system with massage to reduce convalescent periods and improve many conditions after surgery.
Provides relief of muscle tightness caused by stress and shortens recovery time for injured athletes with massage therapy.
Submits periodic reports to the team manager or Physician to provide clinical data for evaluation.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Must possess a minimum of 500 hours of massage training from an AMTA accredited/approved massage school. Must possess a cooperative and positive attitude, exercising reason. Must have completed courses in anatomy and physiology from a college or AMTA accredited/approved massage school.
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