Injector job offer and contract checklist

Why read the contract before the interview glow fades

An injector job offer is usually a short document that decides four things: how you are paid, who is clinically responsible, who covers you if something goes wrong, and what you can do after you leave. Most new injectors negotiate only the first. The other three are where problems appear later.

Use this checklist before you sign. It is a list of questions to ask and clauses to find, not legal advice. Have an Arizona healthcare attorney review the actual document.

1. Employee or contractor

• Are you offered W-2 employment or 1099 contractor status? Classification depends on the real working relationship, not on the label in the agreement. See the IRS guidance.
• If you are a contractor: who sets your schedule, supplies the products and equipment, and controls how you treat patients? The more the practice controls, the more it looks like employment.
• Contractors typically carry their own taxes, insurance and expenses. Ask what the practice provides and what it does not.

2. How you are paid

3. Orders, medical director and clinical responsibility

Neuromodulators and fillers are prescription treatments, so a prescriber is part of every treatment. Ask exactly how that works in this practice.

• Who is the medical director or supervising prescriber? Is the person named in the agreement?
• Who performs the good-faith exam, and who issues the written provider order or standing order for your treatments?
• What does chart review actually involve, and how often does it happen?
• How can you reach the prescriber during a complication, and how fast does the practice expect an answer?
• Does the written protocol cover your license type? See who can do what by license.

A director arrangement that is a signature with no real review is a risk to you as the person holding the syringe. See who can be a medical director in Arizona.

4. Malpractice insurance and tail coverage

• Does the practice’s policy cover you personally, and for which procedures? Ask to see the certificate or policy, not a verbal assurance.
• What are the limits per claim and in total?
• Is the policy occurrence or claims-made? Claims-made policies usually need “tail” coverage to protect you for claims filed after you leave. Who pays for it?
• Should you carry your own policy as well? Many injectors do. See the malpractice insurance definition and medspa insurance costs.

5. Training, onboarding and protocols

• Is onboarding paid? How many supervised treatments before you work alone?
• Are there written protocols for complications, including vascular occlusion, and is hyaluronidase stocked on site?
• Who pays for continuing training and product-specific courses?
• If your training was a certificate course, does the practice recognize it? A certificate does not expand your license. See how to become an injector.

6. Non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality

• How long does any non-compete last, and over what distance or territory? Whether such a clause is enforceable depends on its reasonableness and the facts, so do not assume it is either valid or void. Federal and state rules on non-competes have also been changing.
• Does a non-solicit stop you from telling your own patients where you went? What counts as the practice’s patient?
• Who owns the patient charts, photos and social-media content you create?
• Can you work at a second location, or teach?

7. Termination and what happens after

• Notice period for each side, and whether either can end the agreement without cause.
• Are you paid commission on treatments already performed, and on packages sold but not yet delivered?
• Who notifies patients and who keeps their records?
• Are there repayment obligations for training or sign-on bonuses if you leave early?

Sources and verification

Last reviewed: October 28, 2026, by Naomi Fayzulayev, FNP-BC, FNP-C. Verify requirements against the primary sources before relying on them:

• IRS — Independent contractor (self-employed) or employee?
• A.R.S. § 32-1601 — Nurse Practice Act definitions, including registered nurse practitioner
• Arizona State Board of Nursing (RN and NP licensing, advisory opinions)
• Arizona Medical Board (physicians)
• Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants

Board websites sometimes block automated access, so open them in a normal browser. This guide is general educational information, not legal advice, and does not create a clinician-client or attorney-client relationship. Consult an Arizona healthcare attorney about your situation.

Frequently asked

• Should I have a lawyer review an injector contract?
  Yes. The cost of a review is small compared with the cost of a dispute, and an Arizona healthcare attorney will know the licensing and oversight issues. This guide gives you questions to ask, not legal advice.
• Is a non-compete enforceable in Arizona?
  It depends on the specific clause and facts. Courts generally look at whether the restriction is reasonable. Do not assume either way, and have an attorney read yours.
• What is tail coverage?
  Tail coverage extends a claims-made malpractice policy so claims filed after you leave are still covered for incidents that happened while you worked there. Ask who pays for it.
• Am I an employee or a contractor?
  Classification turns on the actual relationship, including who controls how, when and where you work. The label in the contract does not decide it. See the IRS guidance linked below.
• Who is responsible if a patient has a complication?
  It depends on your license, the order and protocols in place, the insurance, and the facts. That is why the oversight and insurance sections matter before you sign.