Debbie Said:

I am a LPN(nurse) Where can I get medical billing experience I need a new career direction?

We Answered:

I can't help you with your question, but LTC is so hard.
Congratulations for sticking with it for a long time.
I would think it could be hard after a while.
I too am a LPN, though not working now. Don't think I could do it any more, after years off to raise kids.
Is billing really that easy?

Jessie Said:

I'm a teacher, but I'm looking to start a new career. Thinking about the medical field. Any suggestions?

We Answered:

Someone else suggested job shadowing and that's a great idea. Try contacting the physical therapy department (or whatever) of a local hospital and ask if you can spend a half day as a visitor, and see what it's really like.

You do need need a Master's Degree to be a Physical Therapist, but you can become a PT Assistant with an Associate's degree; I don't know about respiratory therapy.

You may also want to visit some websites/forums related to the particular areas you are interested in to get a better feel for the realities of the job. You'll hear a lot of griping about being overworked, understaffed, under appreciated, and of course underpaid. In my experience it's all true, but don't let that stop you. I worked for several years as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant . There were many days that I came home angry and frustrated because we were expected to treat more patients than physically possible...I could go on and on. But what I remember most are the people like "Mary" who'd had a heart attack while driving through a remote area. She was in a coma for weeks and the hospital had pretty well written her off. She ended up at our rehab center, eventually came out of her coma and several months later walked out of there holding her husband's hand. And that's the kind of stuff that makes all the crap worth it.

Alexander Said:

Has Lesley Ash carved out a new career in medical claims?

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At £5.000.000 the judge saw a bit more in her acting ability than I did.

Suzanne Said:

can i work strictly from home as a new medical transcriptionist or do i have to start in a doctors office?

We Answered:

there are companies that will allow you to strictly work at home. However I myself don't advise it because you might not always have stable work coming in and with a doctor's office you can always be guaranteed a job.

Joann Said:

I'd like to start a new career in the botox industry but have no medical background at all. How do i start?

We Answered:

doing what exactly, in this area?