RosasHomestead
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Hi,
I'm a medical coding student, planning to finish my program in November. I'm also an LPN with 10 years of clinical experience, so I'm not new to the medical field. I am starting to think that it is going to be impossible to get a job as a medical coder after I complete my program and get certified.
I read other coders' stories about how they cannot find a job because of lack of experience, etc., however I've seen numerous job listings for coders, remote and in office, posted online for months. I've read that one should try to get a position as a receptionist or a similar job to get one's foot in the door and then wait for a coding job to be offered. This is like being a new nurse, with a license, and applying for an activities aid position, while waiting for a nursing position to open up.
Are there really no employers who will hire a new coder? How is one supposed to get experience if there are, supposedly, no jobs available to someone who has recently finished studying and been certified? What are employers looking for?
Thank you!
Kelly
I'm a medical coding student, planning to finish my program in November. I'm also an LPN with 10 years of clinical experience, so I'm not new to the medical field. I am starting to think that it is going to be impossible to get a job as a medical coder after I complete my program and get certified.
I read other coders' stories about how they cannot find a job because of lack of experience, etc., however I've seen numerous job listings for coders, remote and in office, posted online for months. I've read that one should try to get a position as a receptionist or a similar job to get one's foot in the door and then wait for a coding job to be offered. This is like being a new nurse, with a license, and applying for an activities aid position, while waiting for a nursing position to open up.
Are there really no employers who will hire a new coder? How is one supposed to get experience if there are, supposedly, no jobs available to someone who has recently finished studying and been certified? What are employers looking for?
Thank you!
Kelly