terriwarren
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Things need to change in the professional world. I graduated from Sanford-Brown Institute's Medical Billing and Coding program in 2009. On the second try, I got my CPC-A in 2010. Unfortunately, Sanford-Brown didn't have an externship program for MBC, so I was not able to get any actual experience. That is the ten-foot thick concrete wall I have been hitting. I have applied for a variety of positions, not just coding, just to get my "foot in the door," and hear the same thing over and over: "Minimum two years' experience required." This has to change if new coders are to actually GET that experience. I have even seen positions that are open for long periods of time, because they are turning down new coders, waiting for experienced coders. Wouldn't that time have been better spent training a new coder for the position? If that were done, then the organization would have known they had someone who knew how to do the position to their satisfaction.
New coders deserve a chance that they are not getting. Currently, I am volunteering at Laurel Regional Hospital. It is not in any area that will help my search, but I am working with the Volunteer Coordinator to move to an area that will. So I am not giving up, but it has been an uphill battle trying to find a position to get my career started. A battle that is not over yet, and has no end in sight. There are very few positions I can do in the meantime, because I am disabled.
It seems a shame that I struggled to go to school while living in a homeless shelter, graduated with a 3.88 GPA, only to not be able to find a position now that I am graduated and certified. I really need someone to read this post and respond. I need to know what to do now. I have been struggling on my own since I graduated, and even before. Please help.
New coders deserve a chance that they are not getting. Currently, I am volunteering at Laurel Regional Hospital. It is not in any area that will help my search, but I am working with the Volunteer Coordinator to move to an area that will. So I am not giving up, but it has been an uphill battle trying to find a position to get my career started. A battle that is not over yet, and has no end in sight. There are very few positions I can do in the meantime, because I am disabled.
It seems a shame that I struggled to go to school while living in a homeless shelter, graduated with a 3.88 GPA, only to not be able to find a position now that I am graduated and certified. I really need someone to read this post and respond. I need to know what to do now. I have been struggling on my own since I graduated, and even before. Please help.