Hiring and Training Injectors – Skytale Group

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Hiring and Training Injectors Skytale Group
Medical aesthetic businesses have the advantage
of working in a rising, innovative, and
unconsolidated (for now) industry. But that also
comes with challengeslike finding, hiring, and
training experienced employees to meet the
growing industrys demands. We want to focus on a
unique staffing challenge for med spa owners
hiring and training injectors. Every state has
different guidelines on who can inject and how
they should be certified, so it can be tricky to
find just the talent youre looking for. In a
recent Skytale Insights podcast episode, Mary
Beth Hagen, CEO and founder of TITAN Aesthetics
Recruiting, spoke with Skytale about injector
recruiting and how practices can hire and train
well. TITAN helps professionals transition into
reputable aesthetic practices. Here are some of
her best tips for hiring at your med spa.
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Current Challenges for Hiring Injectors In the
last decade, independent med spa practices have
seen a lot of growth. Aesthetic services that
used to be offered out of a larger practice are
finding their own business locations. Many
long-term injectors have recently launched their
own practices. And with the entrance of private
equity and the med spa market consolidating,
were starting to see more demand for injectors
than there is supply. But where do med spa
owners find a new provider? As Hagen explains,
theres no academic training program or specific
internships or residencies for injectors. Many
RNs, NPs, and PAs who are interested in aesthetic
medicine have to do their own learning. If youre
looking to hire a great injector, read on.
Tips for Hiring and Training Injectors
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Theres not one way to find the perfect hire.
But here are some of Hagens suggestions on how
you could hire someone that will bring in more
revenue for your practice. Hire for Culture Over
Experience The goal is to build a strong team
that understands the continuum of care. Whether a
patient comes in for surgery, laser or device
treatment, skin care, or injectables, your team
needs to be able to work together to offer the
patient a seamless experience. Thats why hiring
and training injectors based on culture is so
important. Does the potential hire know how to be
a team player? Are they focused on patient
outcomes in addition to productivity? Do they
have a good bedside manner and can they build
personal connections with patients? Whether or
not they have the experience is a secondary
consideration. Many new med spa owners ask for
injectors with three to five years of experience.
But in this industry, there arent many
experienced professional providers just sitting
around waiting for a job offer. Its possible to
train a great hire how to injectand according to
your standards. Which leads to a follow-up
consideration about a potential hires
aptitudes. Look for the Right Aptitudes Injecting
is a blend of art and science. A good injector
will be able to educate patients and create a
treatment planwhile getting creative with the
possibilities. Injectables are a science. But
peoples faces, skin types, and even their
expectations can all differ. With the right
aptitudes, providers can be taught how to inject
while navigating patient care smoothly.
Invest in Training
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• Once youve hired the right person, theyll
  probably need to be trained in injecting. But
  dont look for the weekend training course.
  Aesthetic medicine isnt as simple as inserting
  needlesproviders need to understand anatomy,
  muscles, and risk areas.
• TITAN has created a strong training protocol that
  lasts six to eight weeks, offering 40 hours of
  learning the anatomy and the profession. If your
  practice can invest in high quality
• training now, youll reap the benefits later.
• How to Screen Candidates
• Throughout her years spent in the med spa
  industry, Hagen identified certain qualities that
  the best injectors share. And at TITAN, she
  created a screening to assess potential hires. It
  includes
• Right/left brain quiz Determines creativity.
• Communication and aptitude assessment Do they
  understand what the job is?
• Who are they as a person? Do they know how to
  sell?
• Picture assessment What do they see when they
  look at a face? Its easy to see wrinkles, gray
  hairs, or bright eyes. But what about all the
  nuanced characteristics?
• Hobby overview Hagens found that great
  injectors usually have some sort of
• artistic hobby.

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Learn More About Hiring and Training Injectors
With Skytale If you have the privilege of being a
med spa owner in a rapidly growing industrydont
go through the growth process alone. Skytale
helps medical aesthetic practices grow
organically and scale to multiple locations. And
hiring great providers is part of the process.
Get in touch with us!