How can an immigrant get a profession in medicine that allows you to work from home and is suitable even for those who are afraid of doctors

Medicine is one of the best fields to work in America. Even before the pandemic, healthcare was well paid and constantly in need of employees; the coronavirus has only increased the demand for doctors. In the United States, immigrants often go to work in medicine, since there are many narrow specialties that can be mastered in a few months. Among them are specialists in drawing blood or taking electrocardiograms, nursing assistants, and so on.

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However, despite the speed of learning, good salaries and a large number of open vacancies, such professions are not suitable for everyone. Many people are afraid of blood and are not at all ready to carry out procedures and manipulations on patients. At the School of Health Professions Concord rusam we were told that in the American healthcare system there are specialties even for those who are not ready to perform any medical procedures.

At the moment, the most promising of them is Medical Billing and Coding (or just a biller). No medical institution can do without such specialists. The biller is a link between hospitals and insurance companies, an irreplaceable person in the conditions of American insurance medicine. online now Indeed more than 40 thousand vacancies for such specialists have been opened. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that their demand will grow by 2026% by 22. This is simply an incredible figure against the backdrop of an average growth rate of the US labor market of 3,9%.

What does a biller do and how much does he earn in the USA

The biller needs to know the types of insurance, special coding for various medical services and professional medical records, but he should not perform any procedures on patients. This work can be performed by those who are closer to administrative duties than medical ones.

Another plus in the specialty Medical Billing and Coding in the USA - the opportunity to work online. To fill out documents and forms, all you need is a computer and an Internet connection; you don’t need to sit directly in a medical facility for this. And now, amid a pandemic, more and more clinics and medical offices are allowing billers to work from home (at Indeed — about 3 thousand remote vacancies in the field of Medical Billing and Coding).

The average salary for a Medical Billing and Coding Specialist, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is $45 per year, or $240 per hour. But the biller's pay varies from state to state and in some regions exceeds $60 a year. New York where the school is located Concord rusam, is one of the states where Medical Billing and Coding specialists have high salaries ($28,70 per hour or almost $60 thousand per year).

Medical Billing and Coding course at Concord Rusam: what and for how long they teach

Concord Rusam offers classes in New York in the evenings or on weekends. Medical Billing and Coding course involves 225 hours of theoretical and practical classes in classrooms and in medical offices.

Future billers study:

• medical terminology and record keeping;
• types of health insurance;
• the basics of computer programs needed to work as a biller;
• codification of various diseases;
• the basics of document flow between hospitals and insurance companies.

Classes are held in English so that students learn the terminology in the form in which they will use it during work. But bilingual teachers are always ready to help and explain incomprehensible moments in Russian.

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Each student takes 25 hours of practice to learn how to apply the acquired knowledge in real conditions. After that, right in the walls of the school Concord rusam an exam for a national Medical Billing and Coding certificate is passed and you can start looking for a job in any state.

These searches will not drag on for long, because, firstly, billers are now in great demand; secondly, Concord Rusam has an excellent reputation and many medical companies are happy to hire its graduates; and thirdly, Concord Rusam specialists help in preparing a professional resume and prepare for an interview.

For those who are not afraid of blood, procedures and direct work with patients, у Concord rusam There are courses in other popular medical specialties:

• electrocardiogram removal technician (Electrocardiography Technician) - 3-week course with passing the national exam;
• blood sampling technician (Phlebotomy technician) - 5-week course with passing the national exam;
• medical assistant at the reception in medical offices (Clinical Medical Assistant) - The course lasts 6 months and includes courses Electrocardiography Technician (specialist in the removal of electrocardiogram), Phlebotomy Technician (specialist in taking blood from a vein). After completing the program, students go to practice in medical offices. Then they pass national exams right at school.
• nurse's assistant (Certified Nurse Assistant) - 3-month course with a corresponding certificate;
• caregiver for elderly and sick people (Home health aide) - 3-week course with certification from the New York State Department of Health;
• assistant pharmacist (Pharmacy Technician) – 2-month course with obtaining the corresponding certificate.

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