considering becoming an LPN.. question......

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I am interested in going to college to become an LPN. I would like to work in a plastic surgeon office, possibly helping with surgeries, doing some office work and also doing Botox, laser hair removal, etc. After graduating the LPN program I could take a medical aesthetics course to learn about Botox and similar procedures. My only question is are LPNs registered enough to do this type of work or would I need to be an RN to work in this setting? If anyone has any tips, advice or been through this kind of an experience I'd really appreciate your answers. Or if you know if an average salary that'd be great to know as well. TIA :)

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This will depend on your state's scope of practice for LPNs. I believe LVNs in Texas (my state) are permitted to do so after proper training and under direction of a physician. Check on your state's board of nursing website or ask them. I don't know that there is huge market for these jobs though. Your pay scale again is going to vary by the region you are in. In my area the rate for a new LVN in an office setting is about $17-18/hr.

Personally, I don't think I would want the liability of injecting toxin into someone's face...

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Here in Ohio only PA's and NP's can do that ...

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Keep in mind that most procedures that are performed in the office of a plastic surgeon are elective, meaning that people can live without them. The economy is in sad shape right now, and people do not have the extra money for elective procedures. If people are not visiting their local plastic surgeons, then this means less jobs in this field.

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Get your LPN license....move to Los Angeles! Everybody is plastic there...plenty of work...

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Get your LPN license....move to Los Angeles! Everybody is plastic there...plenty of work...
I'd have to disagree. Many of the new grad LVNs in the greater Los Angeles area have remained unemployed for many months after getting their licenses, and sometimes more than 1 year after obtaining licensure. The southern California job market is unbelievably flooded with too many LVNs at the moment with not enough jobs to go around for everyone who wants to work.
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The reality is that employers are "always" looking for assets to make business run better, more efficient and increase the potential for revenue. If I am a newly licensed nurse sitting and waiting for the so called "market" to get better and for someone to hand me a job, the I certainly will be waiting a while.

Your ability to be employed by the agency of your choice depends upon your persistent attitude and you ability to sell yourself. People need to learn to be a little creative in their approach to seeking meaningful employment. Persistence is much more critical in difficult times. However, in a city like Los Angeles, if you are a licensed professional and you can't find work in L.A. or anywhere else for that matter, you need to seriously look at your approach to wherever you are applying and ask yourself what this employer "really" needs that you can provide. Businesses always have needs because they are always trying to increase the bottom line, even in a recession. When you can understand (which requires homework) an employers needs your in a much better position to sell yourself as an asset if you are both creative and persistent.

Never sit back and wait for a job to fall in your lap and NEVER give up on an organization where you choose to be employed simply because they say "we are not hiring". When a company says that, what they are really saying is "I need a really good reason to hire you. Give it to me."

Sell Yourself 101 - :)

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Sorry...I know that was little off the LPN / plastic surgery question...but it true any how..

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