Home Acupuncturist Resume template
Acupuncturist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what acupuncturists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most acupuncturists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Registered acupuncturist with general registration through AHPRA and the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia. Experienced in assessing musculoskeletal pain, stress and digestive complaints, and delivering individualised needling, moxibustion and cupping treatments. Known for clear patient education and strict infection control in private clinic settings.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Health education and advice
- Infection control and hygiene
- Pulse and tongue diagnosis
- Moxibustion, cupping and electroacupuncture
- Chinese herbal medicine prescribing and dispensing
- Cliniko
- Nookal
- PracSuite
- PowerDiary
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
- Empathy and interpersonal care
Experience: example bullet points
- Assessed up to 15 patients daily, taking detailed health histories and pulse or tongue signs to build individualised treatment plans.
- Inserted fine sterile needles at selected acupuncture points, maintaining aseptic technique and adjusting point selection based on patient response.
- Applied moxibustion, cupping and electroacupuncture to support pain management and circulation, with patients reporting improved mobility across a series of sessions.
- Prescribed and dispensed Chinese herbal medicines, explaining dosage and potential interactions and monitoring for adverse reactions.
- Advised patients on diet, lifestyle and self-care, helping them build routines that supported treatment between appointments.
- Maintained accurate clinical records in Cliniko, tracking treatment progress and ensuring compliance with AHPRA and Chinese Medicine Board standards.
- Trained two new practitioners in clinic infection control procedures, including sharps disposal and hand hygiene audits.
Education
Bachelor degree in acupuncture or Chinese medicine, or a postgraduate qualification, from a program accredited by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia, leading to general registration through AHPRA.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- AHPRA
- Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
- general registration
- acupuncture
- Chinese herbal medicine
- moxibustion
- cupping
- electroacupuncture
- infection control
- needle stick injury protocol
- Cliniko
- Nookal
- PracSuite
- PowerDiary
- patient assessment
- treatment planning
- health education
- Work Health and Safety
- privacy and confidentiality
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.