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mytara

3 Posts

i too am starting the journey of nurse esthetician. Current employed in Peds for 24 years, need a change. I am going to a training session in California: Medical Esthetician training of California, anyone heard of this in regard to their reputation, experience etc. Then I am a bit perplexed on the next step, there are 2 medi-spas in my area I would like to just do something per diem to get experience. I would also like to work on the level of a consultant under dermatologist, plastic surgeons. Does anyone have advices as to marketing oneself to these areas as to why should they hire me and get beyond the turf war. I don't need to make a bundle but long term plan would be to make what I am making now in a different, more independant and get out of a hospital setting without taking a nose dive financially.

Any advise would be welcomed. Also are there those in MN or WI that have experience with the BON regulations?

Thanks.

RobRob

2 Posts

I am also looking for aesthics training I'd love to be cert. in botox etc. I live around the Houston Galveston TX area. I am the head of my household and cannot travel to far. Any idea's anybody?

Hi RobRob

aesthetics is a rewarding and lucrative career so your headed in the right direction. It is also a happy business. I've been in the field since 1993 and this year brought my husband into my practice as a nurse. he has been a chiropractor since 85 but the body demands are great. aesthetics is usually a sit down job. anyway to really learn your skills it would be in your interest to find the right school even if you have to travel the 4 to 6 days would be worth it. There are worth while schools out there. don't want to advertise so if you are interested in Permanent Makeup, Microdermabrasion, cold laser therapy, etc contact me for more info. good luck

christen13

24 Posts

This thread is just what I was looking for, thanks ...........

I have also been in critical care for 2 years, along with 10 years of nursing experience but am looking for a change.

The old saying, "find your passion and do what you love!" is very true for me in the area. I have however, found it very hard to learn more about this area of nursing. It is a new area, hard for me to research. At this point I am looking for a job with a medispa/plastic surgery office, under the direction of a medical director. I have some questions ......

1. What is the general salary?? I know this is tough to answer...just general.

2. What is "a typical" day like?

3. Do I need to attend a school ...Aesthetic, etc. to practice, or is this more of an "on the job" training?

4. Any websites that may be helpful??

Thanks so much for reading, ANY advice would be very appreciated!!

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Tanya RN

41 Posts

I too am heading in this direction. I am a critical care nurse with 13 years experience. I live in TN. I will be attending a 5 day conference in Austin TX to train in Botox, Restylane, microderm, tattoo removal, laser hair removal, etc... I already have a medical director and a salon to work out of. Would like to talk with others that have "made it" in this area!! :)

nightingale, RN

2,404 Posts

It is exciting to see this growth and inclusion of Nurses in Aesthetics. I am additionally proud to see the conversation and sharing of information of this specialty on this Bulletin Board.

leoRN

10 Posts

I am so glad I have found this thread. I am a RN and I am trying to go into Aesthetics, but I really don't know where to start. I live in Houston, TX. Is there a school I could attend around here? Is it easy to get a job as a Nurse Aesthetician? Any advice pleaseee!!!!

Leo.

Tanya RN

41 Posts

I would love to see this thread continue. Would appreciate any input from the experiences and sucessful nurse estheticians here. I have many questions myself.

One of the many questions I have is, how does it work between the supervising physician and the nurse, mainly financially and as far as malpractice.

I plan to so Independant contracting. I will be paying for my own education. I already have a spa to work out of and a medical director (fortunately the spa owner is a nurse and the wife of the medical director.)

What type of percentages wil I be looking at paying out? What is the best type of marketing? How about a website? Is the Chamber of Commerce beneficial?

After paying out $$$ for the 5 day seminar, my funds will be limited.

I know there a nurses out there who have figured things out. We would love you to share you experience and your mistakes so that we do not repeat them. Teach us!:nuke:

nightingale, RN

2,404 Posts

Tanya, the only added comment I can make is regarding the Chamber of Commerce. I did join, with my Legal Nursing Business. It is about $300 a year, here in Colorado's small town (approx. 50,000). I get free advertisement, and also to my website. I did get a website. I did hear (again at the Legal Nurse Seminar) that for a business needed to market, that a website is essential' so I guess it depends on how much marketing you do.

The Chamber of Commerce and the small business association (this one is usually free consultation) have been very helpful with small business education. I have learned a lot, and have made many contacts, in my community.

Have you started your business planning?

I hope we hear directly from other Aesthetic Entrepreneurs.

Tanya RN

41 Posts

Thanks for your response.

I guess the next thing for me to do will to write up a business plan. I will need to educate myself in this area, as all of my knowlegde at this point is medically based.

I did purchase "Small Business for Dummies". It includes a chapter on creating a business plan. I am open to suggestions.

At this point, to me, there are so many unknowns in medical aesthetics. I would love to speak with someone as a mentor in this area.

Kind Regards,

Tanya RN

Tanya, the only added comment I can make is regarding the Chamber of Commerce. I did join, with my Legal Nursing Business. It is about $300 a year, here in Colorado's small town (approx. 50,000). I get free advertisement, and also to my website. I did get a website. I did hear (again at the Legal Nurse Seminar) that for a business needed to market, that a website is essential' so I guess it depends on how much marketing you do.

The Chamber of Commerce and the small business association (this one is usually free consultation) have been very helpful with small business education. I have learned a lot, and have made many contacts, in my community.

Have you started your business planning?

I hope we hear directly from other Aesthetic Entrepreneurs.

nightingale, RN

2,404 Posts

Tanya:

Try doing a search on the Internet for associations or certifications for Nurses in this field. Mentoring is the way to go for me; I still hold onto a dear friend who was "literally" my first preceptor.

Call your local Chamber of Commerce and see what they have for free. When I went in recently, to the small business incubator (that is what it is called in these parts) for consult (free) regarding an issue I was having. I was given a blank Business Plan. If you have Word Office, yo will have Blank Templates to write one up; it really is pretty cool because it forces you to look at options that are mundane but oh so necessary for establishing a successful business.

There are other resources in Stickies in the beginning pages of this Entrepreneur Forum.

Sorry to all that I off track of the topic of Aesthetics in Nursing. Again, I hope we here from someone to help this poster.

mharrah

62 Posts

Specializes in Gyn, dermatology, aesthetics, wellness.

I wanted to say thanks to all of you who have offered advice in this area. I began getting familiar with this business about a year ago. Sharing your experiences has really helped me in my own aesthetic business. I've had my skin clinic for three months now. It is (very) slowy growing. And that is good considering I have done almost no advertising. which brings me to another question. Has anyone tried advertising in the local ad mailers or ad clipper type papers? I see many salons advertising in them around here, so it must be profitable, though I have no idea how much an ad like that would cost. I actually have gotten most of my clients through word of mouth and other client referrals.

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