Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist — CANS

Be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the United States, its territories or Canada, holding a current full and unrestricted license. Have spent at least 1,000 practice hours within the core specialties during the last two (2) years. Have a minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience as a registered nurse within the four Core Specialties in collaboration or in a practice with a physician that is board Certified within a core specialty or a Nurse Practitioner who is CANS certified and whose certification is in good standing. Experience can be in a general staff, administrative, teaching, or research capacity within three (3) years prior to application, depending on state practice requirements. Be currently working in collaboration or in a practice with a physician that is Board Certified within one of the following specialties: Plastic/Aesthetic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, or Facial Plastic Surgery (ENT) or a Nurse Practitioner who is CANS certified. Have your collaborating core physician or Nurse Practitioner who is CANS certified, who holds a current full and unrestricted license, provide a letter of recommendation