Where can I find a Medical Billing and Coding employment? I will be finishing school in a couple of months?

I hope you didn’t go to a on-line school for this.

If you went to a actual school they should have a employment department that can help. I worked at the career center at the community college I went to and we got tons of job listings and not having experience was a known and were able to place a lot of people fresh out of school.

One option is to look for a receptionist position in a small medical practice that will let you cross train in billing. They win by getting to pay you a bit less to start, and you can build up experience with billing to build your resume.

Check out www.aapc.com and take the exam to become a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) to increase your chances at getting employment, My wife took the exam and only 3 of 12 people passed it the first time, she passed but said it was difficult. Once you pass the exam you’re designated a CPC-A (Apprentice) until you have 2 years experience.

AAPC has local chapters that you can join and Job boards that can help you. Another organization that certifies medical coders is AHIMA, http://www.ahima.org/ Your school should be aware of these organizations as well as provide you with assistance. Good luck.

When I worked in medical records at a behavioral health hospital the person in charge used to teach a coding class, I guess he used it in his job. So, if you don’t find a specific job in coding, working in medical records might be an option and eventually move to a different department or get another job in a couple of years. Similar to @gorillapaws suggesstion, but you might prefer medical records to reception. Also, working in the business office of a hospital could be a path to what you want.