ER RN to Aesthetics/Cosmetics RN with 0 experience in new specialty

JadedCPN, BSN, RN · May 2, 2018

My understanding is this field can be extremely hard to break into, especially with no experience and no training, certifications, or education on things such as fillers, etc. The NP route sounds more plausible, though that's based purely on my speculation as I only know a little from casually browsing for PRN aesthetic jobs. If I were you I would search for a job in Houston that will get you here and pay the bills, and then you can talk to local spas and network to make those necessarily connections that could leave to a job. Good luck!

LC25 · Jun 7, 2018

I worked in cosmetic/aesthetic nursing for about 3 years. The med spa I worked at provided on site training which some places will do. If experience is required it's usually for the injectable treatments (botox, fillers, etc.) from what I've found. In my experience I had to take a pay cut until I was trained and able to do all procedures on my own. If you can't find a place that will hire without experience have you considered taking a training course? It will cost money but at least you will have a basic knowledge base. I definitely encourage the NP route. I was one of 3 RNs working under the NP (she focused more on treatments like PRP, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and prescribing medications). We had a medical director who was almost never in the office expect to get her treatments done haha. Anyway, hope that helps and good luck to you!