Full-Time

Piercing Studio Nurse

Hey Rowan

Hey Rowan

201-500 employees

Nurse-led ear piercing services and products

Compensation Overview

$28/hr

+ Tips

West Des Moines, IA, USA

In Person

On-site role in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Infection Control
Inventory Management

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Requirements
  • Active RN or LPN/LVN License.
  • Applicants must be eligible to obtain or possess a body art license or registration in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
  • Availability to work a flexible schedule, including during peak times such as holidays and weekends.
  • Professional and engaging customer care approach.
  • Warm, friendly, team player with an entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Excited to create celebratory, memorable experiences for customers.
  • Skilled in providing both technical and non-technical information to customers and community members.
  • Interest in working in a retail environment with sales goals.
  • Obsessive attention to detail.
  • Open to all experience levels; newly licensed nurses are welcome.
  • Dedicated to delivering exceptional service and maintaining a safe, clean environment for every customer.
Responsibilities
  • Create magical and memorable customer experiences by combining top-notch clinical care with a celebratory atmosphere during each piercing session.
  • Ensure customer's safety and comfort and smooth flow of customer care.
  • Provide confident, clear, and professional communication with clients throughout their entire piercing experience.
  • Create a comforting atmosphere for customers, easing their concerns to ensure a relaxed and confident piercing experience.
  • Educate customers on aftercare, promoting Rowan's After Care to support healing and ensure their well-being.
  • Conduct a thorough ear evaluation to find the perfect earring placement and offer personalized styling advice.
  • Actively monitor the customer experience, quickly addressing and resolving any issues to maintain Rowan's clinical piercing standards.
  • Maintain a sterile and aseptic environment at the nurse station and on the procedure tray, ensuring all surfaces, instruments, and supplies are clean and properly sanitized to prevent contamination and promote customer safety.
  • Use your expert knowledge of skin care and infection control and prevention to provide professional and personalized piercing services.
  • Collaborate with the Studio Manager to keep operations running smoothly and foster a joyful, celebratory atmosphere.
  • Flexibility to fill shifts as needed.
  • May mentor and train new nurses to uphold Rowan's Clinical Piercing Standards, including shadowing piercing services and observing customer interactions.
  • Stay attentive to anything that could impact the customer experience, and quickly report any issues to management while collaborating to resolve them.
  • Ensure all piercing stations, including the nurse cart, mayo stand, and nurse nook, are always stocked with the necessary supplies and ready for any customer needs.
  • Ensure the safety and cleanliness of our services by sterilizing jewelry and needle piercing instruments.
  • Follow state, federal, and CDC guidelines closely to ensure a sanitary and safe piercing experience.
  • Ensure high-quality performance to support key studio metrics, including revenue growth, efficiency in piercing services (e.g., piercings per hour), increasing average order value, and boosting sales.
  • Educate customers on Rowan After Care, and the benefits of bringing home an extra pair of hypoallergenic, non-piercing jewelry to promote healing.
  • Quickly address and escalate operational concerns, ensuring clear communication with management and team members to implement solutions efficiently.
Desired Qualifications
  • Additional training in pediatrics and/or ear piercing is a plus.
  • Experience mentoring and training other nurses in clinical piercing standards is a plus.
  • Interest in retail environment with sales goals is a plus.
  • Open to all experience levels; newly licensed nurses are welcome (informational as desirable)

Rowan provides ear piercing services performed by nurses, combining medical safety with fashion style. Customers choose from stylish earrings and receive piercings in a setting that emphasizes a safe, fun, and high-quality experience. The procedure works by having trained nurses perform the piercing with careful technique, and the shop also sells earrings and related products to generate extra revenue. Rowan stands apart from typical mall piercing by using medical professionals, focusing on safety, precision, and a personalized, memorable experience. Its goal is to offer a trustworthy, enjoyable piercing process and become the go-to choice for people seeking unique and well-executed ear piercings and fashionable earrings.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$29.3M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Rowan opened its 101st outlet in Danbury in March 2026, extending scale.
  • Rowan is entering California, Washington, and New Hampshire in 2026, broadening addressable demand.
  • Claire’s 2026 store closures leave malls hungry for an ear-piercing specialist with Rowan’s format.

What critics are saying

  • Claire’s closures create opportunity, but mall traffic decline still weakens Rowan’s footprint economics.
  • BBB logged eight complaints in three years, signaling service inconsistency and reputation drag.
  • If nurse staffing or safety slips, Rowan’s medical-trust pitch collapses and growth stalls.

What makes Hey Rowan unique

  • Licensed nurses perform every piercing, unlike Claire’s mall kiosks and tattoo parlors.
  • Rowan Clinical Piercing Standard® and hypoallergenic jewelry support its medicalized brand promise.
  • By March 2026, Rowan reached 101 outlets across 33 states, showing retail execution.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Mental Health Support

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Employee Discounts

Employee Referral Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

1%
Premier Media Group
Aug 13th, 2026
Nurse technician-staffed ear-piercing studio set to open at Alderwood Mall.

Nurse technician-staffed ear-piercing studio set to open at Alderwood Mall. Rowan, a mom-founded ear-piercing company, is opening a studio at Lynnwood's Alderwood Mall on Aug. 15. The location is Rowan's second studio in Washington - the other is in Bellevue - and is part of the company's growing network of more than 100 U.S. locations. All of Rowan's piercing technicians are licensed nurses, and every piercing is treated as a medical procedure. The company says its clinical approach, formal training standards, and hygiene practices are intended to make ear piercing a safer experience and have achieved an adverse reaction rate of less than 1%. The Alderwood Mall studio will offer Rowan's signature piercing experience alongside its selection of hypoallergenic jewelry. "I wanted a place that was celebratory, safe, clean, but intentionally about ear piercing," founder Louisa Schneider told 425 in May of the desires that led to Rowan's founding. "It wasn't a jewelry story, it wasn't a tattoo parlor - it was an ear-piercing destination."

Davidson County Source
Jul 14th, 2026
Rowan ear piercing studio coming soon to The Mall at Green Hills.

Rowan ear piercing studio coming soon to The Mall at Green Hills. July 14, 2026 Rowan, a modern ear piercing studio known for combining medical expertise with an elevated customer experience, is opening at The Mall at Green Hills. More Local Living News The new location marks Rowan's second studio in Tennessee and its first in Nashville. You can find the studio on the lower level of the mall next to Warby Parker. While an exact opening date has not been announced, appointments can now be scheduled online here. Rowan has more than 100 studios nationwide and is known for offering ear piercings performed exclusively by licensed nurses, as well as hypoallergenic earrings. Rowan was founded by Louisa Serene Schneider, who serves as the company's founder and CEO. The brand has built its reputation around clinical training, safety standards and a customer-first approach. According to its Rowan Clinical Piercing Standard(R), the company reports an adverse reaction rate of less than 1%, compared with the industry average of 30%. The Nashville studio brings Rowan's approach to ear piercing to a new community, offering an experience designed to feel safe, thoughtful and milestone-worthy.

New Orleans CityBusiness
Oct 13th, 2025
Rowan Piercing opens at Lakeside Shopping Center

Rowan Piercing opens at Lakeside Shopping Center. * Rowan Piercing opens Oct. 11 at Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie. * All piercings performed by licensed nurses using medical-grade methods. * Studio offers hypoallergenic jewelry made from gold, titanium, and stainless steel. * Opening aligns with Lakeside's retail expansion featuring top lifestyle brands. A nurse-led ear piercing studio offering a medical-grade approach to body jewelry has opened at Lakeside Shopping Center. After being announced in July, Rowan Piercing officially opened October 11 in the Restoration Hardware wing of the Metairie mall, expanding the center's growing lineup of fashion and wellness brands. The New York-based company, founded and led by women, is known for performing ear piercings exclusively by licensed nurses using hand-pressurized devices or single-use hollow needles - never piercing guns. The company emphasizes safety and precision through its proprietary Clinical Piercing Standard and uses only hypoallergenic materials such as 14k gold, titanium, and surgical-grade stainless steel. "Rowan's unique blend of safety, style, and celebration creates a one-of-a-kind experience that we know our guests will love," said Lisa Manzella, general manager of Lakeside Shopping Center. The addition of Rowan comes as Lakeside continues to expand its retail offerings. The shopping center recently welcomed brands such as Alo, Mango, and Garage. Anthropologie and Vuori are set to open later in 2025, part of Lakeside's broader push to introduce in-demand lifestyle and wellness concepts to the Greater New Orleans market. Rowan operates studios across the U.S. and markets itself as a safe, celebratory destination for first-time piercings and milestone moments. Backed by a medical advisory board, the brand has positioned itself as a health-conscious alternative to traditional mall piercing options, offering jewelry designed in-house to minimize irritation and promote healing. Lakeside Shopping Center, Louisiana's largest retail destination, spans 1.2 million square feet and features more than 100 stores, including anchors Dillard's, Macy's, and J.C. Penney. The center serves shoppers across the New Orleans area and Gulf Coast region. More information about Lakeside Shopping Center is available at www.LakesideShopping.com.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mar 28th, 2024
A piercing company that uses certified nurses is coming to Ross Park Mall

New York City-based Rowan, which provides ear piercings from certified nurses and uses hypoallergenic jewelry, will open a shop this summer at the Ross Park Mall.

Crazy for Ewe Yarns
Jul 24th, 2023
Sophisticated knitted gifts for holiday 2023

This week Rowan launched their Midwinter Makealong with a series of fun projects to knit along with Martin Storey for the holiday season.