Hi, I am a nurse. I also have my CPC-A. I have been working remotely for several months as a medical coder for a facility in my area. This is my first real coding job. One of the recruiters for the facility found my resume online. They called me and asked if I would come in for an interview & I did. There was also a career fair at the facility that month and I went to that as well. I showed them that I was very interested in the job! I had to take a pre-employment coding test (basic questions over ICD-10 & CPT Coding) during the interview and pass before being hired. Fortunately, I passed the test. There were several coders interviewed for the job. I think that being a nurse definitely helped me land the position. My advice is to post your resume on online job websites, go to career fairs in your area for hospitals, clinics & facilities if you see them advertised! Make your resume look as medical/health related as possible. I put anything medical education related on my resume that I could: nursing education and license, coding training, CPR card, my volunteer work as a nurse, etc. Also, maybe try starting out working in medical billing or medical reception type jobs if you aren't having any luck finding a coding job in the beginning. My advice is don't give up! However, I will say that working as a coder remotely where I had never worked as a coder before has been a HUGE learning curve. I can't stress that enough. I personally recommend working in an office first if possible. Fortunately, I have an amazing team of co-workers that I communicate with remotely who help me daily. I ask co-workers coding related questions all of the time! One thing I have learned about coding is that you learn something new every day and it's a lot of research (reading ICD, CPT guidelines, etc.) However, it is possible to land a job as a new coder with hard work and determination!