AndriaG

Inpatient ortho was my first job as an RN and it was a great first job. It was similar to med/surg and we had a lot of ICU step down patients, so I feel you will get well-rounded experience starting there.

I’ve worked in a family practice clinic as a provider for the past three years that is owned by a hospital system and I’m wanting to add some Botox and possibly filler services in my practice in the near future. I’m curious if any of y’all have added this service in your regular practice as opposed to in a dermatology or strictly aesthetic practice? My administration said they’d “look into” how to get started with the process since they own the clinic. I’m currently paid with a base salary + RVU bonus structure and was wondering how compensation would work in this model since it would be cash pay. Should I negotiate that I get a percentage of the profit of each service I provide and it be separate from my other patients in terms of counting towards RVUs? I feel it would take a while to build up a lot of clients, but the want is there for these services in my area. I’d appreciate any advice or pearls of knowledge about this. Thanks!

It also helps to have a good nurse to be able to delegate nursing duties to in between patients. I am able to come out of the patient room, give orders for meds, diagnostics, referrals, etc, come back to my office and complete the note before moving on to the next patient. My nurse is completing her tasks and rooming the next patient while I’m in the next room. We have a really good system in our clinic where each provider has his or her own nurse that doesn’t have to run around for different providers. Makes it more efficient.

I work in a family practice clinic with an MD. He wears business casual and I wear scrubs. I just have them embroidered with my name and credentials to make them look more professional LOL.