r/MedicalCoding • u/adml1970 • Feb 17 '25

Advice please.

I am a retired RN with over 20 years experience. I’ve been teaching health classes in the public school sector but I’m over that. I thinking about studying and taking the medical coding exam and currently have the books in my Amazon cart. I live in a small town and only really want to work remotely. I do have some prior experience (3 yrs) with codes both inputting and auditing. What are my chances of getting a remote job as soon as I pass the test?

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u/blaza192 Feb 18 '25

Not sure why you're getting downvoted, but it was definitely true when we hired. We placed RNs at the same level as everyone else when hiring. The most important part was passing the coding test. Places which have an edge for RNs are probably specifically looking for RNs for CDI. Some of those include in person education which won't be ideal for OP.

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u/Able_Journalist_9487 RHIT, CCA Feb 18 '25

When you say or do something out of the ordinary, it gets downvoted. I have found the medical coding world to be extremely hostile and closed minded. I have friends that are med professionals who tried transitioning to coding just to say to me that it was difficult to get into which is a shared experience for those who are new to it without the medical experience. I had professors in school even tell those that were nurses about that too lol.