Aesthetic Nurses Out There???

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I am finishing up LPN school and will graduate at the end of June. I am currently an esthetician and wanted to get into aesthetic nursing. I have not run into anyone in the area that I live in to find ANYTHING out about this field. I am wondering what the job duties would be and what I will be limited in doing being an LPN. ANY INFO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!

Thanks!

good luck! definitely keep me updated!

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Hi Injector1,

Thank you very much for all this information! I am so interested in getting into this field, but it seems very difficult to go from an inpatient salary, to this outpatient salary - AND with no experience. I have heard many things about the salaries - either being a flat hourly rate, as opposed to other nurses getting a percentage of the revenue, which I think would be excellent. Would you recommend me paying for all the certifications, and then trying to find work in this field? I'm really not sure? I have applied to 4 medispa's so far, but no luck.

Any advice would be really appreciated! Thank you.

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hi margoclnc,

i'm glad that you found the info useful!

paying for certifications can be quite expensive. there are facilities that are willing to provide training for free. i was able to find a company that handled all of my training without a penny from my pocket. i received two months of intense training and required tests before i was "signed off" to accept clients independently (i didn't receive any certs.). that state did not require me to be a certified laser or injectable technician.

i recently moved to another state that has different laws that require me to attend a formal training program to receive certification for lasers and injectables.:angryfire i don't plan on attending any of the training facilities out here b/c i know that i will find a place that will cover me.

i moved here during the summer, which fyi can be the slowest time of year for the aesthetics biz. it has proved to be a bit of a challenge (not to mention, i'm very picky about my employers), but persistance always pays off! business typically begins to pick up around sept. /oct. and is the busiest around the holidays.

don't worry too much about not having any experience. there are some places that are ok with someone not coming in with experience b/c that equals no bad habits! some places prefer to train a fresh person to do things their way. harder to teach an old dog new tricks.

hang in there, continue your search, follow up and bang on those doors til someone answers!:hdvwl:

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Hi Injector1,

Thanks for your reply! I am in the Philadelphia, PA area, but I did hear that Arizona was a great place to find work doing this. I have applied to a few more places since I last posted..nothing as of yet, but I will definitely keep trying. It is encouraging to know that someone will be willing to train me. I was tempted to take the cert. classes, but I just can't afford that right now.

Are you able to shed any light about the potential income that a nurse can make in the medical aesthetics field? I have heard that they can get a percentage of the revenue at some facilities, and others I heard get an hourly flat rate. Any ideas?

Thanks!

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hi margoclnc,

potential income in the aesthetics industry can greatly vary. compensation in the aesthetics arena can depend on title, how much responsibility and experience you have, and who you're working for. compensation will differ from facility to facility.

there are several different ways that you will find that pay will be offered... 1) base rate with or without commission. 2) booked rate and non-booked rate with or without commission. 3) commission only.

receiving gross commission equals potential to earn more than receiving net commission.

i worked for a medspa making more than what local area hospitals were willing to offer me. however, they offered me less than what i was making at my previous employer (hospital) in another state.

i wrote a tidbit about potential earnings on thread #11.

there are a lot of different things that a nurse can do in the aesthetics field... there are nurses out there that nationally train representing laser and injectable companies! the ones that train have usually been in the industry for quite some time and can make great mentors. :bow:

i definitely think the more we nurses share with each other and the stronger bonds we build, will in turn make us more knowledgeable and stronger in this field. i've found that a lot of the information that i have retrieved has been by word of mouth. who knows maybe one day we'll be able to check avg. salaries for aesthetic nurses... wouldn't that would be nice? :idea: there are nurses that have been in this field for 20-30yrs so this is not a new branch of nursing...just a difficult field to get standard info on.

there are a few organizations out there such as a.m.e.n. and assoc. of aesthetic professionals that you may want to check out if you haven't come across them already.:typing

hope this has been helpful! :wink2:

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hi margoclnc,

potential income in the aesthetics industry can greatly vary. compensation in the aesthetics arena can depend on title, how much responsibility and experience you have, and who you're working for. compensation will differ from facility to facility.

there are several different ways that you will find that pay will be offered... 1) base rate with or without commission. 2) booked rate and non-booked rate with or without commission. 3) commission only.

receiving gross commission equals potential to earn more than receiving net commission.

i worked for a medspa making more than what local area hospitals were willing to offer me. however, they offered me less than what i was making at my previous employer (hospital) in another state.

i wrote a tidbit about potential earnings on thread #11.

there are a lot of different things that a nurse can do in the aesthetics field... there are nurses out there that nationally train representing laser and injectable companies! the ones that train have usually been in the industry for quite some time and can make great mentors. :bow:

i definitely think the more we nurses share with each other and the stronger bonds we build, will in turn make us more knowledgeable and stronger in this field. i've found that a lot of the information that i have retrieved has been by word of mouth. who knows maybe one day we'll be able to check avg. salaries for aesthetic nurses... wouldn't that would be nice? :idea: there are nurses that have been in this field for 20-30yrs so this is not a new branch of nursing...just a difficult field to get standard info on.

there are a few organizations out there such as a.m.e.n. and assoc. of aesthetic professionals that you may want to check out if you haven't come across them already.:typing

hope this has been helpful! :wink2:

hi,

thank you for your reply! i have spoken to a woman who owns her own medspa, and her recommendation for me was to go back to school to be a licensed esthetician because i would be more marketable. i was thinking about putting my money into certifications, but again, no real guarantee of a job and the skills may fade. i was wondering about starting up an llc company and going to different salons, spa's, and offering permanet cosmetics, or perhaps botox/dermal fillers (under the direction of a medical director), and thought that this might be a more lucrative, and interesting route?

what are your thoughts on that?

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hi margoclnc,

potential income in the aesthetics industry can greatly vary. compensation in the aesthetics arena can depend on title, how much responsibility and experience you have, and who you're working for. compensation will differ from facility to facility.

there are several different ways that you will find that pay will be offered... 1) base rate with or without commission. 2) booked rate and non-booked rate with or without commission. 3) commission only.

receiving gross commission equals potential to earn more than receiving net commission.

i worked for a medspa making more than what local area hospitals were willing to offer me. however, they offered me less than what i was making at my previous employer (hospital) in another state.

i wrote a tidbit about potential earnings on thread #11.

there are a lot of different things that a nurse can do in the aesthetics field... there are nurses out there that nationally train representing laser and injectable companies! the ones that train have usually been in the industry for quite some time and can make great mentors. :bow:

i definitely think the more we nurses share with each other and the stronger bonds we build, will in turn make us more knowledgeable and stronger in this field. i've found that a lot of the information that i have retrieved has been by word of mouth. who knows maybe one day we'll be able to check avg. salaries for aesthetic nurses... wouldn't that would be nice? :idea: there are nurses that have been in this field for 20-30yrs so this is not a new branch of nursing...just a difficult field to get standard info on.

there are a few organizations out there such as a.m.e.n. and assoc. of aesthetic professionals that you may want to check out if you haven't come across them already.:typing

hope this has been helpful! :wink2:

i have also called a very well known plastic surgeon in my own town who said he would train me in botox/fillers over the next 3 months for a small fee. i won't be "certified" of course, but i feel the training would be very invaluable coming from a very well known, and respected plastic surgeon. i really can't wait to get started! the permanet cosmetics course is really expensive - but people say it will pay for itself. in this economy, i just can't be certain of that. so really not sure yet what avenue to take.

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hi margoclnc!

sounds like you've got some great ideas and options to take advantage of...

training with the plastic surgeon sounds like a great idea (although, i don't know what the laws are in your state regarding certification requirements). would he be willing to let you either rent out a room in his office, maybe just charge a percentage and let you start your own business in his practice, or be willing to take you on board after your training is complete? it would be nice since a lot of the clientele would be more easily accessable. clients that are coming in for consultation/procedure may be interested in receiving injectables from you. i think working out of a plastics office would be a bonus.

if not, then maybe if you get into contact with his botox/fillers rep he/she may be able to pass your resume along to other interested parties.

let me know how it goes!

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