There are many opportunities out there for well trained or experienced billers and coders but you have to be careful before jumping into your next billing position.  Many people accept the first position offered to them without doing the proper research or evaluation.  Each potential employer is going to do a complete background check and check your references but all to many times, the prospective employee does little to no research about the employer.

You always hear about what employers should look for in their next hire and how they need to create lifetime employees.  There are numerous books, some of which are actually pretty good, on how to properly screen candidates.  I have however, seen all of Zero books on how and why you should evaluate your employer before committing or even interviewing with them.  Of course, in this job market, employers are in the best position when it comes to hiring because they are in control and many of their hires are just happy they found work.  If the candidates are not desperate, then there is plenty they should be doing prior to the interview and you should never come to an interview without your set questions.  This is a big mistake and is actually recognized by HR as a general lack of interest in the business or opportunity.

In the Medical Billing and Coding world, it is often expressed that everything is the same.  I will not argue that the foundations or principles of billing and coding remain consistent, I will argue that every practice, hospital, or medical facility are indeed different.  Workflows, billing systems, clinical systems, specialties, responsibilities, and much more all change from practice to practice.  It is vital that you understand what type of situtation you flourish in and attempt to create this scenario with your next move.
Also, do not think that because you have never actually worked in the field that you have no idea what kind of situation would be most amicable for you, you can just look at how you live your life to garner this information.  Think about what makes you happy and ask yourself why you enjoy doing this thing.  Think about what makes you frustrated and try to find the root cause of this.

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